Moonfleet

A thrilling Victorianadventure story of smuggling, cursed treasure, code-cracking, injustice, revenge, and friendshipBeginning as a mystery and an adventure story,this tale of smuggling isset among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? How can the hero, John Trenchard, discover the secret of Colonel John Mohunes treasure? As the book progresses these two interwoven themes resolve themselves into a third and richer one, with the friendship and suffering of both John Trenchard and the craggy, taciturn Elzevir Block. Falkners feeling for history and for the landscape of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turnthis ripping yarninto a historical romance of moving intensity.