Publisher's Synopsis
Swanton Morley, the people's professor, once again sets off in his Lagonda to continue his history of England, 'The County Guides'. Stranded in the market town of Appleby after a tragic rail crash, Morley, his daughter Miriam and his assistant Stephen Sefton find themselves drawn into a world of country fairs, gypsy lore and Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling. When a woman's body is discovered at an archaeological dig, for Morley there's only one possible question: could it be murder?
