The Quest for the Penny Black

ebook A Treasure Hunt Across London

By MSA Blackwell

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A comedy adventure set in London in 1974. It is a story of a journey by a number of Londoners who, with the help of clues discovered by an elderly eccentric widow of an eminent archaeologist which were contained in the diaries of a dishonest Equerry to Queen Victoria that hinted of some stolen penny black stamps hidden around London, commence on a treasure hunt. The clues, as deciphered progressively by the lady, take her and a dysfunctional ex-merchant seaman lodger, plus a group of people, whom she thinks are private detectives, but are actually small time gangsters, to the icons of London, including Tower Bridge, Hampstead Hospital, Albert bridge, Highgate cemetery and some churches, to mention a few... The search is hampered by the arrival of a big time gangster whose interest in the matter is apparent. His efforts, however, are somewhat thwarted by the arrival of some mysterious minders, engaged by a man who owns much of Notting Hill and is a friend of the old lady. It is a story of discovery and self-redemption, which lead to the ultimate conclusion.

The Quest for the Penny Black