SWANTON MORLEY, the People’s Professor, sets off on the Great North Road to the ancient county of Westmorland. But tragedy strikes: a train crash, followed by the murder of a young woman. Are the two incidents connected – and if so, how? Does the answer to the mystery lie with the raggle-taggle gypsies befriended by Morley? Or with the close-knit community of railwaymen on the Settle–Carlisle line?
Morley’s assistant Stephen Sefton finds himself increasingly haunted by his past. And Morley’s daughter Miriam once again attracts an unsuitable suitor.
Join Swanton Morley, Miriam and Sefton in Westmorland for a tale of railways, wrestling, and gypsy lore…