Flyaway
and, Windfall
Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer about security consultant, Max Stafford, set in the Sahara and Kenya.FLYAWAYWhy is Max Stafford, security consultant, beaten up in his own office? What is the secret of the famous 1930s aircraft, the Lockheed Lodestar? And why has accountant Paul Bilson disappeared in North Africa? The journey to the Sahara desert becomes a race to save Paul Bilson, a race to find the buried aircraft, and - above all - a race to return alive...WINDFALLWhen a legacy of £40 million is left to a small college in Kenya, investigations begin about the true identities of the heirs - the South African, Dirk Hendriks, and his namesake, Henry Hendrix from California. Suspicion that Hendrix is an impostor leads Max Stafford to the Rift Valley, where a violent reaction to his arrival points to a sinister and far-reaching conspiracy far beyond mere greed...Includes a unique bonus - The Circumstances Surrounding the Crime, Bagley's true story about an attempted assassination.
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Fiction
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Dark tone · Urgent pace
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- ISBN-13
- 978-0-0073-0476-9
- Language
- English
- Edition record
- OL24844225M
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Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.
Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.
Read for connection, not completion.
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Three questions to carry with you
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