Crabb & the Grey Rabbit

This Story About Two Great Men Combines Fact And Fiction. Lionel Crabb A Second World War Hero Who Through His Exploits As A Frogman Was Awarded The Obe And The George Medal And Maitland Pendock An Obscure Businessman With A Love Of The Arts Who Moved In The Shadows And Served In The Wartime Ministry Of Information Was Their Link To The Secret Intelligence Servicem16.. These Two Very Distinctive Personalities From Very Different Backgrounds Became Firm Friends. From Shanghai In The 1930S To The Cold War In The 1950S They Moved In The World Of Espionage. Crabbs Fiance Pat Rose Worked For The Security Service; He Himself Was Their Target.. When Crabb Disappeared In 1956 While Diving Under A Russian Warship In Portsmouth England Pendock Became The Focus Of The Security Service Because Of Crabbs Connection To The Head Of The Royal Navy Lord Mountbatten. It Had Been A Great Adventure But In The End They Knew Too Much.. Britain Had Long Been A Hotbed Of Spies Defectors And Cover-Ups To Such An Extent That It Has Become Very Difficult To Determine Fact From Fiction. The World Of Spies Defectors Traitors And The Establishment Is A Murky And Dirty One. However One Fact That Provides The Foundation For This Book Is That The Official Record About Crabbs Last Dive In Portsmouth Is Held Under The One-Hundred-Year Secrecy Rule. This Means That The Facts Might Be Revealed In 2056.. This Story Although A Novel Is Based On Facts And Information Provided By Witnesses To Events And Is The Inside Story.