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Death of an Airman
Death of an Airman: A British Library Crime Classic | Christopher St. John Sprigg
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“Bubbles over with zest and vitality ... A most ingenious and exciting plot, full of good puzzles and discoveries and worked out among a varied cast of entertaining characters.” – Dorothy L. Sayers George Furnace, flight instructor at Baston Aero Club, dies instantly when his plane crashes into the English countryside. People who knew him are baffled – Furnace was a first-rate pilot, and the plane was in perfect condition – and the inquest records a verdict of death by misadventure. An Australian visitor to the aero club, Edwin Marriott, Bishop of Cootamundra, suspects that the true story is more complicated. Could this be a dramatic suicide – or even murder? Together with Inspector Bray of Scotland Yard, the intrepid bishop must uncover a cunning criminal scheme.
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TheEllieMo
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A competent novel from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It‘s set in a flying club in the 1930s, and as a pilot myself, it‘s interesting to see how much has changed over in the world of flying, and at the same time how little has changed.

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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JazzFeathers
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Yesterday l found myself in a bookshop (can't explain why that happened) and l stumbled upon this awesome cover.
I'm considering buying the book just for that.

readordierachel Very atmospheric! 5y
dodgygothbint Ooh, I'd be tempted as well! 5y
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shanaqui
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Eh. Would've been better with more of the Bishop. I called the "twist" in this one pretty early.