The Brown Fedora is essentially a love story set against the backdrop of the Second World War (1939 to 1945). The story begins with the impulsive and unplanned meeting between Rebecca and James. Their initial encounter is played out in front of two rival teams at their annual cricket match. The unfolding story reveals how James and his family were acrimoniously subjected to the unwelcome and unwanted attention of a ruthless German spy ring that operated covertly in the heart of England, before and during the Second World War. After the callous and brutal murder of JamesOs mother at the hands of the cruel spy ring, the devastating effects of her murder initiated a crippling stroke which totally incapacitated JamesOs father. The overwhelming consequences of this felonious act drove James to take up the mantle of his fatherOs work and to track down and eradicate the German spy ring. In doing so, he crosses into the remorseless world of spying and espionage.