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Flyaway

By: Desmond Bagley
Narrated by: Paul Tyreman
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About this listen

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer about security consultant, Max Stafford, set in the Sahara.

Why 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…

©1978 Desmond Bagley (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Classics Crime Thrillers Detective Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Thriller Crime Consulting

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Critic reviews

'As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.' REGINALD HILL, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers

'Bagley is a master storyteller.' DAILY MIRROR

'Mr Bagley has no equal at this sort of thing.' SUNDAY MIRROR

‘Compulsively readable.’ GUARDIAN
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What a pleasure to listen to.
A real unfolding adventure set in the marvellous surroundings of North Africa. How thrilling that the story should be based there. A really riveting listen

Wonderful adventure

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This has been the best Desmond Bagley book I've listened to. Proper fiction adventure book

I now miss the desert too

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This is a really good adventure/thriller. Running blind is my favourite bagley, and this one comes a close second. Narrator does it justice!

Outstanding yarn, well read

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I have come back to the Novels of Desmond Bagley after a gap of about 30 years and it is such a joy to rediscover just how well they are written. Flyaway, gives the reader a rich & vivid insight into life in the Sahara, clearly based on personal experience. If you have not read a Desmond Bagley novel, why not start with this one or "Night of Error" Both are somewhat "of their time" but mostly in a good way. Thoroughly recommended.

Exactly what a great adventure story should be

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Atmospheric and people driven story.
Took me back to.. long ago... reading and loving Running Blind.
Same feeling all these years later.

Good solid adventure

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