Description
Follow the adventures of Cambridge historian and mountaineer Ernest Drabble as he travels to Cornwall to inspect the decapitated head of Oliver Cromwell – a macabre artefact owned by a Dr Wilkinson. Drabble only tells one person of his plans – Harris, an old school friend and journalist.
On the train to Cornwall, Drabble narrowly escapes death, and soon discovers that he has become embroiled in a pro-Nazi conspiracy headed by a high-status member of the British government. . .
Meanwhile, Harris has been kidnapped and is being pressured for information...
In this race against time, what fate will meet Drabble, Harris and the head of Oliver Cromwell?
The first book in a light-hearted historical adventure series set during the mid-twentieth century.
'This is a wonderful period piece. Alec Marsh skilfully takes us back to the 1930s and the crisis of those times. The result is an immensely readable treat!' - Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency