The Day the Thames Caught Fire

Mercenary Philip Baxter is approached by a mysterious stranger with a plan that would bring him a quarter of a million pounds for less than a day's work. Baxter's mission entails the theft of ten million pounds in gold bullion from a Thameside warehouse. The method is to cause an explosive distraction. Of his reward, Baxter is less certain - does anyone intend to pay him his money, or is he being double-crossed?


Genre: Mystery