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The Fatal Flying Affair

A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 7

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August 1911. Emily Hardcastle and her inimitable lady’s maid Florence Armstrong are enjoying a fine summer until Harry, Lady H’s brother, turns up out of the blue with a mystery for them to solve.

A routine parachute test at a local aeroplane factory has gone horribly wrong - with pilot Dickie Dupree plummeting to his death. Harry is certain there is more to this ‘tragic accident’ than meets the eye, having discovered that someone at the airfield is leaking top secret intelligence to foreign rivals.

In between strolls to the Dog & Duck and planning for the annual village show, the daring duo dust off the Crime Board and go undercover at Bristol Aviation. With international powers investing heavily in aeronautics, the stakes are high - sky high - and the suspects soon mount up.

Can Lady Hardcastle find the culprit before someone else falls down dead?

©2020 T E Kinsey (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Amateur Sleuths Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Aviation British Mysteries British Fiction

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Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award

“This audiobook should have come with a warning: Listen at your own risk. If others try to pause it, you may snap their heads off in frustration. As Lady Hardcastle and her lady's maid, Flo, return to spying for England in the summer of 1911, narrator Elizabeth Knowelden enhances the story full of witticisms and a clever plot by immersing listeners in the lives of these two characters. Listeners will catch Flo's excitement as she discovers that her newest job requires investigation at an airfield where someone was recently killed.” --AudioFile Magazine
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A brilliant narration of intregue, mystery and humour by a delightful couple of participent players, to keep you enthralled from start to finish.

Mystery, intrigue and humour.

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I think this is my favourite Lady Hardcastle and Armstrong stories.. I was a bit dubious initially as aircraft not my favourite topic but it was well balanced with family entertainment and laugh aloud banter. Armstrong is such a great character and the narrator perfect for this type of mystery series.

Brilliant

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Another very enjoyable Lady Hardcastle adventure brilliantly read by Elizabeth. Keep them coming please

Another winner

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A lovely way to pass the time while tending to otherwise boring tasks. I look forward to the next book.

An enjoyable romp

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As always laugh out loud moments and fabulous narration. A good listen and family friendly.

Excellent story

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