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Spitfire Mavericks #6
Tip and Run: A Luftwaffe Ace is causing havoc...
Don’t miss the latest thrilling adventure for the Maverick Squadron! For fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard and Jack Higgins.
Angus and a German Ace go head to head…
Winter, 1942
Flight Lieutenant Angus Mackennelly and his team of Mavericks are informed that a new kind of raid is being perpetrated by the Luftwaffe nicknamed a ‘Tip and Run’.
The planes arrive over the Channel, flying extremely low to avoid radar detection, drop bombs and make a quick getaway. These nuisance raids are designed to disrupt the allies and keep their defenses on high alert.
Angus takes a trip to the site of the most recent bombing to see if he can discover more about it. And he makes an extraordinary find - a flat piece of stone with an Ace of Spades playing card attached. This was undoubtedly the calling card dropped by the pilot.
Angus is convinced that the same pilot will try again, and he makes it his personal mission to catch the ‘Ace Raider’.
So begins a deadly game of cat and mouse between the Mavericks and the Luftwaffe invaders.
Who will emerge victorious? Can Angus track down and defeat the raider?
Or will the German Ace lure the Mavericks to destruction…?
TIP AND RUN is the sixth book in the Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers action-packed aviation adventures set during the second world war and featuring a team of vigilante pilots.
THE SPITFIRE MAVERICKS THRILLER
Book Dawn of Hope
Book A Fool’s Errand
Book A Fleeting Target
Book The Sunrise Raiders
Book Tides of Change
Book Tip and Run
Angus and a German Ace go head to head…
Winter, 1942
Flight Lieutenant Angus Mackennelly and his team of Mavericks are informed that a new kind of raid is being perpetrated by the Luftwaffe nicknamed a ‘Tip and Run’.
The planes arrive over the Channel, flying extremely low to avoid radar detection, drop bombs and make a quick getaway. These nuisance raids are designed to disrupt the allies and keep their defenses on high alert.
Angus takes a trip to the site of the most recent bombing to see if he can discover more about it. And he makes an extraordinary find - a flat piece of stone with an Ace of Spades playing card attached. This was undoubtedly the calling card dropped by the pilot.
Angus is convinced that the same pilot will try again, and he makes it his personal mission to catch the ‘Ace Raider’.
So begins a deadly game of cat and mouse between the Mavericks and the Luftwaffe invaders.
Who will emerge victorious? Can Angus track down and defeat the raider?
Or will the German Ace lure the Mavericks to destruction…?
TIP AND RUN is the sixth book in the Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers action-packed aviation adventures set during the second world war and featuring a team of vigilante pilots.
THE SPITFIRE MAVERICKS THRILLER
Book Dawn of Hope
Book A Fool’s Errand
Book A Fleeting Target
Book The Sunrise Raiders
Book Tides of Change
Book Tip and Run
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2024
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About the author
D.R. Bailey
23 books18 followersD.R. Bailey was raised in a family of bibliophiles. From an early age, he developed eclectic tastes in fiction including Sci-Fi, Romance, Crime, and the Classics. Some of his favourite authors remain, Gerald Durrell, Jane Austen, Peter James, Ellis Peters, and Isaac Asimov. At the age of eleven, he wrote his first fictional story about his toy teddy bear clan. Since then he has gone on to have some of his non-fiction article published in magazines, published a fictional crime series and a courtroom drama series. He has engaged in several different careers and says that these life experiences have all contributed greatly to his penchant for storytelling.
Bailey’s latest foray into fiction is a new WW2 Aviation Thriller series, The Spitfire Mavericks. It features spies, thrilling action packed aerial combat, romance and more. The series features a maverick crew of pilots thrown out from every squadron. The hero of the hour Flying Officer Angus Mackennelly endeavours to save the day in a series of thrilling adventures.
Bailey has also penned five full-length crime novels which is a genre he is particularly fond of. The Confessional Killings is the first of a series containing a heady mix of crime, suspense, humour, steamy romance and much more. Bailey has also tackled some controversial and topical subjects surrounding the Catholic Church in this story. The stories are set in Ireland, and Bailey confesses to having a great affection for the Irish.
Bailey has also published The Innocent Killing, and four other books in a Courtroom Drama series featuring a fictional barrister in Dublin called Bernadette Mackenna. This new series is a spicy mix of courtroom drama and same-sex romance. When asked why he started writing the books, Bailey said it was a story that needed to be told and one he would want to read himself.
The Spitfire Mavericks, DI Gallway Investigates, Bernadette Mackenna Investigates are set to continue for many more books to come. Bailey is dedicated to excellence and writes with passion but at the same time tries to make his words accessible to those of all persuasions, often shocking perhaps, but never dull.
Bailey’s latest foray into fiction is a new WW2 Aviation Thriller series, The Spitfire Mavericks. It features spies, thrilling action packed aerial combat, romance and more. The series features a maverick crew of pilots thrown out from every squadron. The hero of the hour Flying Officer Angus Mackennelly endeavours to save the day in a series of thrilling adventures.
Bailey has also penned five full-length crime novels which is a genre he is particularly fond of. The Confessional Killings is the first of a series containing a heady mix of crime, suspense, humour, steamy romance and much more. Bailey has also tackled some controversial and topical subjects surrounding the Catholic Church in this story. The stories are set in Ireland, and Bailey confesses to having a great affection for the Irish.
Bailey has also published The Innocent Killing, and four other books in a Courtroom Drama series featuring a fictional barrister in Dublin called Bernadette Mackenna. This new series is a spicy mix of courtroom drama and same-sex romance. When asked why he started writing the books, Bailey said it was a story that needed to be told and one he would want to read himself.
The Spitfire Mavericks, DI Gallway Investigates, Bernadette Mackenna Investigates are set to continue for many more books to come. Bailey is dedicated to excellence and writes with passion but at the same time tries to make his words accessible to those of all persuasions, often shocking perhaps, but never dull.
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September 30, 2024
Traitors, spies, and unlikely allies!
Angus takes on more leadership responsibility, Jonty takes on ownership of a parrot, and the Marx Brothers return! The German Ace of Spades challenges the Mavericks!
Angus takes on more leadership responsibility, Jonty takes on ownership of a parrot, and the Marx Brothers return! The German Ace of Spades challenges the Mavericks!
October 1, 2024
another grand adventure for Spitfire Mavericks
A delightful series , RAF fighter squadron fighting the world war, and having special interactions with German special agents, traitors, and moving around the UK to meet the Luftwaffe head on.
A delightful series , RAF fighter squadron fighting the world war, and having special interactions with German special agents, traitors, and moving around the UK to meet the Luftwaffe head on.
October 16, 2024
The Mavericks at it again .
Another great story from D R Bailey , the diverse range of characters and situations the Squadron get them selves into. All the other characters making for a fabulous story to a great series , roll on the next story.
Another great story from D R Bailey , the diverse range of characters and situations the Squadron get them selves into. All the other characters making for a fabulous story to a great series , roll on the next story.
January 5, 2025
Intriguing story of the air war in England.
The author has written a story of adventure, action and spying that will keep you entertained and guessing as to where the story will lead you next. Enjoyable reading.
The author has written a story of adventure, action and spying that will keep you entertained and guessing as to where the story will lead you next. Enjoyable reading.
November 6, 2024
Great fun
October 8, 2024
Neither informative nor interesting.
August 5, 2025
Enjoyed this book. Looking forward to the next installment.
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