Round about the second anniversary of the start of World War 1, Roger Waterlow is still stuck ashore in charge of the ramshackle British naval intelligence effort in a sweltering notionally ‘neutral’ country in South-eastern Europe. As rumour follows rumour and the situation becomes daily more confused, Waterlow and his organisation learn of three couriers trying to carry correspondence to Berlin—correspondence that might give the Entente powers vital insights into German intentions for the region, if only they can be intercepted and their papers seized…
Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972) was a British author of fiction, biography, and history. Born in England into a theatrical family, Mackenzie was ardently interested in his Scottish heritage, and was one of the founders of the National Party of Scotland, which later became part of the modern Scottish National Party. His most famous fictional works are Whisky Galore, which was adapted into a highly successful British comedy film made by Ealing Studios; and Monarch of the Glen, which inspired a popular and long-running BBC television series.View all by Compton Mackenzie
