First Published on 23rd May 1957 - 181 pages

This contains eleven short stories. These are as follows:-

BIGGLES WORKS OVERTIME

A routine plane crash actually turns out to be the cover for murder and the theft of valuable pearls.

THE MAN WHO LOST HIS FOOT

A heroin addict helps Biggles smash a heroin growing racket in Devon of all places.

ASSIGNMENT IN ARABIA

Biggles helps an Arab prince escape from his Uncle who is trying to usurp his title. (Dust cover).

ROUTINE PATROL

Ginger finds a strange woman hiding out on one of the Western Isles.

THE LADY FROM BRAZIL

A clever Emerald smuggling racket is foiled.

EQUATORIAL ENCOUNTER

Trade in rubber and other valuable commodities is being disrupted. Biggles finds the culprits.

BIGGLES MAKES A BET

A pilot flies to France for a bet and finds himself in a Marijuana smuggling racket.

MURDER BY THIRST

A huge gold find in Australia leads to a man being abandoned to his fate in the Australian desert.

A MATTER OF DEDUCTION

A pilot is murdered and the murder covered by a faked crash. Biggles isn't fooled.

THE MAN WHO CAME BY NIGHT

The body of a parachutist found in a lake leads to discovery of a watch smuggling racket.

THE BIRD THAT DIED OF DIAMONDS

Gems hidden in shot for a shotgun are the cause of this intriguing title. Biggles solves the mystery.