About the book: 2021 / About three hours before the events described above, at a time when the ship on which this tragedy occurred was still far out to sea , a routine incident occurred in the office of the chief of detectives in New York. The chief of this site has just finished a conversation with one of the inspectors. Entering his office, he saw a handsome and insightful-looking man, with pronounced Teutonic features. This man was sitting at his desk reading the evening newspaper.…