<P><B><I>''</I></B><B>A rollicking good read'' IAN RANKIN</B><br><B>''A fun read'' <I>OBSERVER</I></B><br><B>''Deftly plotted and hugely entertaining'' JAMES WILSON</B><br><br><B>This third novel in the Drabble and Harris thrillers is perfect for fans of action-packed, historical fiction.</B><B></B><B>................................................................</B><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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