Biggles & Co, by W. E. Johns
"We'll diddle the swine again!"
Post-war. Biggles is approached by a gold broker to form a tiny air company to fly gold overseas, as his gold keeps getting stolen and the pilots flying it murdered. Biggles at first refuses, then gets several anonymous threats and warnings not to do it, at which point he agrees.
The first half of the book is a delightful string of cat-and-mouse escapades, in which Biggles repeatedly foils the gold thieves by various clever means. Halfway through, his best friend Algy, who is part of the & Co, disappears. Biggles and the other & Co pilot, Ginger, go to the rescue.
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Great fun.
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Post-war. Biggles is approached by a gold broker to form a tiny air company to fly gold overseas, as his gold keeps getting stolen and the pilots flying it murdered. Biggles at first refuses, then gets several anonymous threats and warnings not to do it, at which point he agrees.
The first half of the book is a delightful string of cat-and-mouse escapades, in which Biggles repeatedly foils the gold thieves by various clever means. Halfway through, his best friend Algy, who is part of the & Co, disappears. Biggles and the other & Co pilot, Ginger, go to the rescue.
( Read more... )
Great fun.
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