Enemy of the Raj

'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN<BR>'Employs a turbulent 1930s India as the canvas for a nefarious assassination plot complete with tiger hunts and shady maharajahs. A rollicking Raj-era mystery' VASEEM KHAN<BR><BR>The second in the series of the Dabble and Harris thrillers! Set in the mid-twentieth century, this adventure series is perfect for fans of action-packed, historical fiction.<BR>............................................................<BR><BR>India, 1937. Intrepid reporter Sir Percival Harris is hunting tigers with his friend, Professor Ernest Drabble. Harris soon bags a man-eater - but later finds himself caught up in a hunt of a different kind...<BR><BR>Harris is due to interview the Maharaja of Bikaner, a friend to the Raj, for his London newspaper - and he and Drabble soon find themselves accompanied by a local journalist, Miss Heinz. But is the lady all she seems? And the Maharaja himself is proving elusive...<BR><BR>Meanwhile, the movement for Indian independence is becoming stronger, and Drabble and Harris witness some of the conflict first-hand. But even more drama comes on arrival at Bikaner when the friends find themselves confined to their quarters... and embroiled in an assassination plot!<BR><BR>Just who is the enemy in the Maharaja's palace? What is the connection to a mysterious man Drabble meets in Delhi? And what secret plans do the British colonial officers have up their sleeves?<BR>............................................................<BR><BR>Praise for Alec Marsh's Drabble and Harris thrillers:<BR>'An immensely readable treat!' <BR>ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH<BR><BR>'Told with humour and flair, Enemy of the Raj is a highly enjoyable, riveting read'<BR>ABIR MUKHERJEE<BR><BR>'A thoroughly engaging and enjoyable diversion'<BR>NEW STATESMAN on Enemy of the Raj <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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