Mr Campion''s Wings (eBook)

Mike (Contributor) Ripley (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
256 Seiten
Severn House (Verlag)
978-1-4483-0638-1 (ISBN)

Infos

A gruesome discovery at an aircraft hanger leads Albert Campion into a turbulent mystery set in Cambridge in the middle of the Cold War.Ripley again marries a crafty plotline with a persuasive evocation of Allinghams style and characterizations. Fans of the originals will be delighted- Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewI have often said that my wife is a constant surprise to me.Cambridge, 1965. The honorary doctorate ceremony for Albert Campion's wife takes a dramatic turn when Lady Amanda is arrested by Special Branch for breaking the Official Secrets Act.Never before having taken much interest in his wife's work in cutting-edge aircraft design, Mr Campion sets out to discover more about the top-secret Goshawk Project in which Amanda is involved. He quickly realizes he is not the only one keen to learn the secrets of the project.When a badly mutilated body is discovered at the Goshawk Project's hangar - the result, it would appear, of a bizarre accident - Campion is drawn into a turbulent mix of industrial espionage and matters of national security. And as he attempts to get to the bottom of the deadly goings-on, it seems that the bicycles and punts are almost as dangerous as the aircraft . . .

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2021
• Reihe/Serie: An Albert Campion Mystery
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: academic research • aeronautical engineers • aeronautical research • Airplanes • charming male lead • fighter jets • humorous mystery • Margery Allingham • military secrets • mysteries set during the Cold War • mysteries set in the 1960s • punting • Spies • university settings • unusual murders
• ISBN-10: 1-4483-0638-8 / 1448306388
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4483-0638-1 / 9781448306381