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Rule Britannia
The first book in the series, Rule Britannia is set 1936 and finds Ernest Drabble, a Cambridge historian and mountaineer, travelling to rural Cornwall to inspect the decapitated head of Oliver Cromwell. Drabble only tells one person of his plans – Percival Harris, an old school friend and press reporter. On the train to Cornwall, things quickly begin to go darkly wrong and Drabble finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy that goes to the very top. Meanwhile Harris digs himself in deeper by the minute…
Praise for Rule Britannia
'A rollicking good read' – Ian Rankin
'An immensely readable treat!'
– Alexander McCall Smith
‘Marsh chomps the period bit between his teeth and relates his yarn with winning gusto’
NEW STATESMAN
'Tremendous stuff! With the arrival of Alec Marsh's first Drabble and Harris thriller, John Buchan must be stirring uneasily in his grave' – Stanley Johnson
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After the Flood
The latest book in the series opens in 1938 in Istanbul, where Drabble and his wife, Charlotte, arrive on their honeymoon — bringing their best man, Harris, with them. Following a strange encounter at the Hagia Sophia there’s a break-in at Harris’s hotel room. Then Charlotte vanishes…
Before they know it, Drabble, Harris and Charlotte are plunged into a dark intrigue, one that turns on a bid to uncover a sacred artefact, something that has laid hidden in the remote mountains of Eastern Turkey for more than 10,000 years – Noah’s Ark.
Praise for After the Flood
‘The best Drabble and Harris thriller yet’
– Mark Ellis, author of the DCI Frank Merlin Series.
‘A stylishly-written and gripping thriller’ – bestselling spy writer Alex Gerlis
‘Gripping, funny and laced with some wonderful turns of phrase. An excellent read’ – James Wilson, author of The Pieces and Coyote Fork
‘A treasure hunt that combines Indiana Jones with John Buchan’s Greenmantle’
– Alan Bardos, ASPECTS OF HISTORY
Enemy of the Raj
This time Dabble and Harris are in India. It’s 1937 and intrepid reporter Harris is due to interview the Maharaja of Bikaner, a friend to the Raj, for his London newspaper. Meanwhile, the movement for Indian independence is becoming stronger, and when the friends arrive in Bikaner they find themselves confined to their quarters… and embroiled in an assassination plot!
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?
Praise for Enemy of the Raj
'A thoroughly engaging and enjoyable diversion' – NEW STATESMAN
'A highly enjoyable, riveting read' –
Abir Mukherjee, best-selling author of the Wyndham and Banerjee series
‘A wonderful book… a corkingly good read’ –Paul Blezzard, co-founder, Lockdown Litfest
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Ghosts of the West
Ghosts of the West, the third Drabble and Harris adventure, finds Drabble and Harris embroiled in a conspiracy that takes them to the broad plains of the United States – and threatens to upend the world order.
It’s 1937 and the story begins with a suspected grave robbery Kent…
Praise for Ghosts of the West
'Marsh's mixture of derring-do and scholarship makes for a fun read'
– THE OBSERVER
‘This is the best sort of historical novel – highly entertaining whilst packing a historical punch’, – Nicola Cornick
'Hugely readable' – Alexander Larman,
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