First Published in October 1964 - 184 pages

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

BIGGLES INVESTIGATES

A Spanish military plane is found upside down in a field and the pilot has disappeared.

A RING O' ROSES

Kerman Zand is smuggling Attar of roses and absolute alcohol in order to make expensive perfume.

THE LONG CHASE

A policeman is murdered in a robbery and Biggles chases the getaway plane all the way to Scotland.

A MATTER OF CO-OPERATION

Pug Donovan is caught after Bertie makes a trip to Paris and finds an illegal way to return home.

BIGGLES CRACKS A NUT

A mysterious body has fallen from an aircraft and Biggles finds out who he is and what happened.

THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT

A young girl is mysteriously killed and the only clue is a box of chocolates lying near her body.

THE CASE OF THE AMATEUR YACHTSMEN

An Interpol operation leads to Ginger seeing a suspicious boat and finding gold in lobster pots.

THE BOY WHO WATCHED THE PLANES GO BY

A boy writes to the Air Police after seeing an item drop from a plane. It turns out to be a body.

With the exception of the frontispiece, there are no story illustrations in this book.