Biggles Air Detective: Captain W.E. Johns

A reprint of the first collection of Biggles short stories. In this volume: The Case of the Black Sheep: has a case involving the smuggling of quantities of nylon stockings into post-war Britain. The Case of the Visiting Sultan: The Sultan of Lashanti is scheduled to visit London. There is disturbing intelligence that a hardened American master criminal is planning to ambush the Sultan's aircraft and rob him of his crown jewels. Biggles must protect the Sultan - but without the Sultan's knowledge. The Case of the Unregistered Operator: Inspector Gaskin consults Biggles about a number of cases where the chief suspects always seem to be in two places at the same time. Biggles goes undercover! The Case of the Wounded Agent: Biggles is asked to rescue a British agent from the Macedonia region of Northern Greece. The Case of the Brilliant Pupil: Biggles investigates a strange case of a known criminal who is taking flying lessons, although he already has a licence. The Case of the Murdered Apprentice: Biggles investigates a case of an aircraft apprentice who disappeared from a village in Essex and whose body was later found on a beach on the Dutch coast. The Case of the Stolen Aircraft: Biggles is involved in a case of aircraft stolen from RAF stations.