High Flyer: An Aviation Mystery by Elizabeth Darrell (English) Hardcover Book

Description: High Flyer by Elizabeth Darrell 1930. When his former flying partner is killed during the test flight of a brand-new military aircraft, Ben Norton determines to find out the truth behind his wartime colleagues death. Was the fatal crash caused by a design flaw, pilot error - or something more sinister? And what is the wartime secret that caused the rift between the two men? FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Twelve years after World War I, former Flight Sergeant Ben Norton must discover the truth behind his wartime colleagues death. 1930. The Lance family, major shareholders in Marshfield Aviation, watch in horror as their prototype fighter fails to pull out of a dive during a display before government and military VIPs. At the pilots funeral, a man introduces himself to the widow as Ben Norton, a close friend of her husband during war service with the Royal Flying Corps. Ben becomes Marshfields new Test Pilot, determined to refute worldwide press claims of a faulty aircraft design. Convinced that deliberate sabotage was behind the crash, the young flyer vows to uncover whoever was responsible. But who is Ben Norton? And why is it that the man he claims to have been his close wartime colleague had not once mentioned Ben to his wife during eight years of marriage? Author Biography Elizabeth Darrell served as an officer in the WRAC (Womens Royal Army Corps) before her marriage to an officer in the Ministry of Defence. Her many bestselling novels include the acclaimed World War II trilogy At the Going Down of the Sun, And in the Morning and We Will Remember, as well as the Max Rydal series. Review "Solid writing, a twisty plot, taut suspense, and a brave by flawed hero make this aviation adventure an engaging read" Booklist Review Quote "Solid writing, a twisty plot, taut suspense, and a brave by flawed hero make this aviation adventure an engaging read" Promotional "Headline" Twelve years after World War I, former Flight Sergeant Ben Norton must discover the truth behind his wartime colleagues death. Excerpt from Book As he watched the dazzling aerial display his heartbeat quickened and his senses fizzed with remembered elation. He was mentally in a cockpit with icy gusts buffeting his face. He smelled the hot fuel, felt the throb of the engine, heard the stutter of his guns and shivered with that unique mix of fear and excitement on sighting the enemy. It had been the height of living...and possibly dying.Peterson was nearing the end of his thrilling demonstration when he flew fast and breathtakingly low over the airfield before executing a high-climbing roll which was impressive enough to round off the display. However, always the show-off, Peterson came again out of the sun in a daring high-speed dive.As he watched with reluctant admiration his blood began to freeze . Peterson was not pulling out of the downward plunge. Come on! Come on! he breathed urgently, although he knew it was too late.He was lost in past horror as the vaunted new fighter spiralled into the ground at a speed that caused the earth to tremble, and he was instantly back to that time when ending their lives in such a way was their greatest dread. A time when he and Chris Peterson had been as close as brothers. A time when that bond had been tested to the limit and irrevocably broken. Shock rooted him to the spot. He had come here intending to blackmail Peterson into giving him what he so badly wanted. Now he could just walk in and take it. But as he watched the fighter disintegrate around the mangled body of the pilot he realized it would be an empty victory. Details ISBN0727894870 Author Elizabeth Darrell Series Large Print Year 2016 ISBN-10 0727894870 ISBN-13 9780727894878 Format Hardcover Pages 336 Language English Publication Date 2016-11-30 Imprint Severn House Publishers Ltd Subtitle An Aviation Mystery Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Birth 1931 Media Book Short Title The High Flyer Audience General/Trade Publisher Canongate Books Ltd UK Release Date 2016-11-30 Place of Publication Edinburgh AU Release Date 2016-11-30 NZ Release Date 2016-11-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101190725;

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