The Zeppelin’s Passenger

On a quiet English coast during the Great War, a stranger comes ashore claiming to have descended from a passing Zeppelin, and his arrival unsettles a small seaside community already jumpy with fears of spies and raids. As Captain Griffiths, Helen Fairclough, and their neighbors weigh curiosity against suspicion, questions of loyalty and hidden identity gather around the mysterious visitor. Oppenheim folds wartime espionage into drawing-room romance, playing patriotism off against attraction while the enemy hovers, quite literally, overhead. Written while the war still raged, the novel breathes the anxious mood of home-front Britain. A free PDF and EPUB edition are available to download.