"If you liked Inspector Clouseau, you would love Ambassador Doot. If Jeeves amused you, Doot will make you laugh. If Espirit de Corps introduced you to diplomatic quirks, Almost an Ambassador gives a satirical tour of the Ambassadorial world. Almost an Ambassador is a hilarious take on the world of diplomacy. Personally Doot wants to be a Casanova. As Ambassador, he dreams to be a king maker in another country. But he ends up a funny misfit in the world of diplomacy. Still Doot has a rollicking time as an Ambassador. He participates in a war and engineers a coup. Then there are his women!!! Almost an Ambassador is magic realism at its ironic best. An adventure in fiction and a laugh riot to the end. It magically transforms Doots's world into a tale of diplomatic intrigue and fantasy. This book is written with great panache, warmth and fun. Rajiv Dogra has composed an endearing ode to the Ambassadorial life and its lonely splendour. A great page turner of a novel. Laughter and then some more laughter with superb writing style."