Death Drops the Pilot

Death Drops the Pilot
Author: George Bellairs
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2023-10-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504089839

Things get murky when a ferry captain is found dead in the water in this mystery starring Inspector Littlejohn, “the model of a calm, rational policeman” (Publishers Weekly). After a ferry to Falbright carrying forty people runs aground, the skipper is nowhere to be found. When the ferry pilot is discovered under a pier with a knife in his back, Inspector Littlejohn is called in. But he and Sergeant Cromwell are struggling to find clues. Some of the villagers seem to be going out of their way to mislead the police, and there are secrets dating back to the war that need to be unearthed or the entire investigation could be sunk . . . “When you get a George Bellairs story you get something worth reading.” —Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch

Death Drops the Pilot

Death Drops the Pilot
Author: George Bellairs
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1991
Genre: Large type books
ISBN: 9780708925478

Death Drops the Pilot

Death Drops the Pilot
Author: George Bellairs
Publisher: Agora Books
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2020-12-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781913099169

On a twilit autumn night, the Falbright Jenny ferries forty passengers back to Falbright from Elmer's Creek. Except, before the ferry can make it across the River Hore, she ends up marooned on a sand back. Mysteriously, the skipper is no where to be found. But when the pilot's body is later found under the pier, stabbed in the back, local authorities realise this was more than just an accident. Though Scotland Yard's best and brightest, Detective-Inspector Littlejohn and Sergeant Cromwell, are called in to investigate the case, they make slow progress solving the small town crime. From local liars to wartime secrets, the whole case is muddled. The only thing that is clear: someone is trying to cover their tracks and Littlejohn and Cromwell must trace the few clues they have in order to solve the mystery before any one else dies. PRAISE FOR GEORGE BELLAIRS 'One of the subtlest and wittiest practitioners of the simon-pure British detective story' - The New York Times 'Mr Bellairs always gives good value' - The Sunday Times 'Pure British detective story' - The New York Times 'Head and shoulders above the average of our day' - Madison Capital Times 'Sure-fire, that's Bellairs' - New York Herald Tribune 'The excellent Inspector Littlejohn... is a pleasure to watch' - Francis Iles of The Sunday Times

Map of My Dead Pilots

Map of My Dead Pilots
Author: Colleen Mondor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0762775831

The Map of My Dead Pilots is about flying, pilots, and Alaska, the beautiful and deadly Last Frontier. Author Colleen Mondor spent four years running dispatch operations for a Fairbanks-based commuter and charter airline, and she knows all too well the gap between the romance and reality of small plane piloting in the wildest territory of the United States. From overloaded aircraft to wings covered in ice, from flying sled dogs and dead bodies, piloting in Alaska is about living hard and working even harder. What Mondor witnessed day to day would make anyone’s hair stand on end. Ultimately, it is the pilots themselves—laced with ice and whiskey, death and camaraderie, silence and engine roar—and their harrowing tales who capture her imagination. In fine detail, this series of stories reveals the technical side of flying, the history of Alaskan aviation, and a world that demands a close communion with extreme physical danger and emotional toughness.

Death Was Their Co-Pilot

Death Was Their Co-Pilot
Author: Michael Dorflinger
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1473859301

It was in World War I that the skies first became a battlefield, with nations seeking to decide military outcomes off the ground. This volume introduces the fighter pilots of World War I, including the infamous Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen. In addition to this iconic flying ace, the author presents the thrilling biographies of numerous others and recounts their exploits and the tragedies they suffered. Likewise, the book illustrates the Great Wars historical background and documents the increasing sophistication of aviation technology and warfare.

Death in Room Five

Death in Room Five
Author: George Bellairs
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2023-10-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504089847

Inspector Littlejohn confronts a challenging case across the Channel in this classic mystery from the “venerable” British author (Kirkus Reviews). When Alderman Dawson is stabbed to death while visiting the Riviera with a group of English tourists, Inspector Littlejohn puts his holiday on hold to assist the French police. But the suspects are plentiful. The culprit could be one of Dawson’s fellow travelers—or perhaps someone who encountered him years ago during World War II. While Littlejohn fends off complaints from the impatient members of the tour group and delves into potential motives, he can only hope that his investigation doesn’t go south along with his much-needed vacation. . . . “One of the subtlest and wittiest practitioners of the simon-pure British detective story . . . his adroit ironic Inspector Littlejohn is one of the more popular members of the fictional C.I.D.” —The New York Times “Mr. Bellairs always gives good value.” —The Sunday Times

Call Sign Revlon

Call Sign Revlon
Author: Sally Spears
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Lt. Kara Hultgreen was just twenty-nine and the U.S. Navy's first fully qualified female fleet fighter pilot when her Tomcat slammed into the Pacific Ocean in October 1994. Her death was not only a tragic loss to her family but a serious blow to a navy struggling to redefine the role of women in its ranks. The image of this beautiful and vibrant young woman with her fierce warplane -- plastered across the front pages of newspapers around the world after the crash -- provoked strong emotions and gave new life to the controversy. Written by Kara's mother, Sally Spears, the book goes behind the headlines to tell the story of a remarkable woman who made history. Spears presents Kara's shortcomings along with her strengths -- the ups and downs in her personal life along with her professional career. She draws freely from Kara's journals, kept from the time Kara entered the navy, and from extensive interviews with her daughter's friends and peers as well as some of her commanding officers. From the athletic teenager who dreamed of becoming an astronaut to her pursuit of that dream earning a degree in aerospace engineering and joining the navy, this book chronicles Kara's efforts to become a navy pilot. It demonstrates how her outspokenness sometimes created problems in an environment hostile to women and how her sense of humor allowed her to cope. It describes how her ambition to fly combat aircraft collided with the customs of the navy, the mores of society -- and, until the repeal of the combat exclusion rules in 1991, with the laws of the United States.

Detective Fiction

Detective Fiction
Author: W. B. Stevenson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2013-08-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107622212

This 1958 guide to detective fiction is divided into 'The Old Masters' and 'The Moderns'.