In 1920s France, the king of detectives takes on a new batch of baffling cases in a series of traditional crime adventure thrillers. Who is Zapata? The shadowy head of an underground army fighting to liberate India from British rule, Zapata has brought their ruthless campaign of terror to the streets of Paris.Having assassinated the young journalist and explorer Jacques de Villers at his own engagement party, Zapata's next target is the Paris head of the British Intelligence Service.When an elite secret agent is being stalked, taunted, and pursued by an unseen foe, who can they turn to for help?Who else, but... Chantecoq. King of detectives, master of disguise.Faced with the apparently impossible task of tracking down Europe's most wanted terrorist, in a house where nobody is quite what they seem, Chantecoq's guile and resourcefulness are pushed to the limit in a taut battle of wits against the deadly... Zapata!First published in France in 1929 (as "Zapata...?"), and never before translated into English, this book is part of the "Further Exploits of Chantecoq" series, which sees the secret agent and expert spy catcher of Chantecoq and the Aubry Affair reborn as the greatest private detective of his age. PRAISE FOR CHANTECOQ"An old-world charming detective with the cleverness of Sherlock Holmes and the personality of a warm, humorous continental gentleman" "If you love Sherlock Holmes, you'll love Chantecoq. Charming and entertaining" "I recommend this book to any Holmes, Poirot, or Agatha Christie fan" "For those of you that are like me and have read every Sherlock and Hercule book, this is a boon. A return to what is a real detective story." ALSO AVAILABLEChantecoq and the Aubry AffairChantecoq and Wilhelm's Made in GermanyChantecoq and Wilhelm's The Enemy WithinChantecoq and Wilhelm's The Day of ReckoningBelphé Chantecoq and the Phantom of the Louvre Chantecoq and the Mystery of the Blue Train Chantecoq and the Haunted House Chantecoq and the Aviator's Crime Chantecoq and ZapataChantecoq and the Amorous Ogre Chantecoq and the Père-Lachaise Ghost Chantecoq and the Condemned Woman Chantecoq and the LadykillerChantecoq and the Devil's Daughter