Even the best of heroes can find themselves in a sticky situation, and this is one of the very stickiest. How will our hero survive when he is set to hunt himself?
Biggles is working on an undercover mission in Norway when the streets outside his hotel are stormed by Nazis. His escape via the aerodrome is thwarted by renegades working with the S.S. To avoid capture or worse, Biggles camouflages himself as a Norwegian traitor and swears into the German Air-Force, donning a swastika armlet and adopting the role of a Nazi. With no intention of remaining in Nazi occupied Norway, Biggles uses the first opportunity to escape into Sweden, where he is put through to Colonel Raymond at Headquarters.
But Biggles is strategically placed behind enemy lines, and Colonel Raymond has other ideas for him.
A pilot thrust back into the role of a spy, Biggles must use every resource available to avoid detection and gather as much intelligence about the enemy's movements as possible – but the Gestapo are on the lookout for a British soldier stationed in Norway, and his arch nemesis Erich von Stalhein is right on his tail.
Read on for tales of high adventure in the heart of the Second World War as Britain's greatest pilot and hero must use all his wits and daring to survive.
Some problems solved by Air Detective-Inspector Bigglesworth, C.I.D., and his Air Police
Nine stories of Biggles’ adventures with the Air Police. Join Biggles, Algy, Ginger and the gang as Raymond sends them searching for Uranium thieves in the Cairngorms, arms dealers in Malaysia, diamond smugglers in Africa, nefarious murderers, and the cause of strange aircraft crashes. Also includes the tale of a dangerous bet from Captain Bigglesworth’s days with the Royal Air Force in World War I.
The stories are:
SKYWAY ROBBERY: Can Biggles find the stolen Jewels of the Rajah of Malliapore?
THE CASE OF THE UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT: A plane carrying uranium from an unknown source crashes in the Cairngorm mountains. Can Biggles survive this Scottish adventure?
THE RENEGADE: Chasing down a fellow Brit who has turned his back on the Empire and is working towards it’s destruction.
BIGGLES BAITS THE TRAP: Biggles pulls a fast one in order to catch a gang of thieves AFRICAN ASSIGNMENT: A trader’s son reaches England with a tale of a tribe turned violent. Can Biggles discover the source of their new attitude?
ALL IN THE DAY'S WORK : A simple day of saving the government from humiliation and disaster.
THE CASE OF THE SECRET AEROFOIL: Did the pilot of a new test place really die in a crash?
THE CASE OF THE MYSTERIOUS GUNSHOTS: A native in the Sudan is attacked by a plane, sending Biggles into the heart of Africa to investigate.
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE: Squadron Commander Wilkinson—known better as Wilks—makes a dangerous bet with Biggles.
ebook and print versions include illustrations from the original book, as well as covers from the magazines which these stories were first published in.
