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Death of an Airman by Christopher St John Sprigg

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Death of an Airman

British Library Crime Classics (Related to this series)

Author
Christopher St John Sprigg
Narrator
Peter Wickham
Publisher
Ulverscroft Ltd
Publish Date
1 September 2016
Run Time
7 hours 6 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction
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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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Author
Christopher St John Sprigg
Narrator
Peter Wickham
Duration
7 hours 6 minutes
Release Date
1 September 2016
ISBN
9781407961941
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Ulverscroft Ltd
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction

Synopsis

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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