The Withered Man Author:John Creasey Wherever he appears, the Nazis strike next. Sighted in Rotterdam, Oslo, Brussels, Amiens, he is rumored now to be at work in England, contacting potential sympathizers, planting the seed of confusion, demoralization, and fear. Is he an advance agent of the invasion? Could it be only weeks, perhaps days, away? — Once again, Bruce Murdoch and Mar... more »y Dell are sent after the Withered Man. it should have been their wedding day. But Britain has no time for rejoicing.
John Creasey writes that the mood of this book, the second installment McKay has published in the saga of the Withered Man, recalls that period in England when "rumors of invasion were commonplace and every morning might prove to be the day when it really happened."
McKay will ultimately publish all of the volumes in the Bruce Murdoch - Mary Dell series which include the Withered Man saga, John Creasey's own story of Britain in its finest hour.« less