''A rollicking good read'' IAN RANKIN
''A fun read'' OBSERVER
''Deftly plotted and hugely entertaining'' JAMES WILSON
This third novel in the Drabble and Harris thrillers is perfect for fans of action-packed, historical fiction.................................................................
When daring journalist Sir Percival Harris gets wind of a curious crime in a sleepy English town, he ropes in his old friend Professor Ernest Drabble to help him investigate.
The crime is a grave robbery, and as Drabble and Harris pry deeper, events take a mysterious turn when a theft at the British Museum is soon followed by a murder.
The friends are soon involved in a tumultuous quest that takes them from the genteel streets of London to the wide plains of the United States. What exactly is at stake is not altogether clear - but if they don''t act soon, the outcome could be a bloody conflict, one t
