The Man Who Didn't Fly (Paperback)

Margot Bennett

ISBN 10: 1728220009 / ISBN 13: 9781728220000

Published by Poisoned Pen Press, 2021

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Paperback. The British Library presents another captivating example of classic crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder.Four men were due to fly to Dublin from England. But, when disaster struck and the plane went down over the Irish sea, only three of them were on board. With the identities of the flyers scattered to the winds, the police turn to the Wade family, whose patchy account and memory of their past few days hold the key to this elusive and tense mystery. Who was the man who didn't fly? And what did he have to gain by staying on the ground?Proof in one classic crime novel that Margot Bennett's tight and suspenseful writing is long overdue rediscovery. This British Library edition also includes the rare short story "No Bath for the Browns." "[O]riginally published in 1955 in London, England by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 'No bath for the Browns' was originally published in Lilliput magazine, November 1945"--Copyright page. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man Who Didn't Fly (Paperback)
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1728220009
• ISBN 13: 9781728220000
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The British Library presents another captivating example of classic crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder.

Four men were due to fly to Dublin from England. But, when disaster struck and the plane went down over the Irish sea, only three of them were on board. With the identities of the flyers scattered to the winds, the police turn to the Wade family, whose patchy account and memory of their past few days hold the key to this elusive and tense mystery. Who was the man who didn't fly? And what did he have to gain by staying on the ground?

Proof in one classic crime novel that Margot Bennett's tight and suspenseful writing is long overdue rediscovery. This British Library edition also includes the rare short story "No Bath for the Browns."

About the Author

Margot Bennett was a Scottish crime and thriller writer and CWA Gold Dagger award winner for Someone from the Past in 1958. Many of her novels were adapted for television, with Bennett writing several of the screenplays herself.