I read this series years ago and quite enjoyed it. I returned to mystery series again in 2020. They felt sane in a topsy turvy world.

The Mamur Zapt is called in unofficially and then, eventually, officially to deal with the political ramifications of a kidnapping from the terrace of a hotel where many foreigners stay. No one saw his kidnapping though it should have been well-observed.

This one was not as good as the others I have re-read in this series. I felt that it started slowly and took too long too get to the point.