A Genius Performance by Derek Jacobi! Ellis Peters' medieval sleuth is one of the best loved characters in the history of British crime fiction; now, together for the first time, here are three of his finest cases in one collection. With the author's eye for a gripping plot and the frailties of human nature, and a peerless performance by Sir Derek Jacobi, this is the perfect audio collection for Ellis Peters listeners old and new.
Arctic explorer, survival expert and naturalist Freddy Spencer Chapman was trapped behind enemy lines when the Japanese overran Malaya in 1942. His response was to begin a commando campaign of such lethal effectiveness that the Japanese deployed an entire regiment against him, hunting for him as they did for no other. He was wounded, and racked by tropical disease. His companions were killed, or captured...