Rule Britannia

'An immensely readable treat!' ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH<BR><BR>The first book in a light-hearted historical adventure series set during the mid-twentieth century.<BR>...........................................................................<BR><BR>Ernest Drabble, a Cambridge historian and mountaineer, travels to rural Devon to inspect the decapitated head of Oliver Cromwell - a macabre artefact owned by Dr Wilkinson. Drabble only tells one person of his plans - Harris, an old school friend and press reporter. <BR><BR>On the train to Devon, Drabble narrowly avoids being murdered, only to reach his destination and find Dr Wilkinson has been killed. Gripped in Wilkinson's hand is a telegram from Winston Churchill instructing him to bring the head of Oliver Cromwell to London.<BR><BR>Drabble has unwittingly become embroiled in a pro-Nazi conspiracy headed by a high-status Conservative member of the British government.<BR><BR>And so, Drabble teams up with Wilkinson's secretary, Kate Honeyand, to find the head and rescue Harris who is being tortured for information...<BR>...........................................................................<BR><BR>Praise for Rule Britannia:<BR>'A rollicking good read' <BR>IAN RANKIN <BR><BR>'Marsh chomps the period bit between his teeth and relates his yarn with winning gusto' <BR>NEW STATESMAN<BR><BR>'Tremendous stuff! With the arrival of Alec Marsh's first Drabble and Harris thriller, John Buchan must be stirring uneasily in his grave'<BR>STANLEY JOHNSON

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