BIGGLES INVESTIGATES
Book First Published in October 1964 - 184 pages
These
stories were usually published in various annuals and periodicals, however no
original publication details are known.
It is possible that they were written purely for this collection.
The first edition dust jacket showing the original price of 8
shillings and 6 pence
This contains eight short stories. These are as follows:-
BIGGLES INVESTIGATES (Pages 7 to 28)
A Spanish military plane is found upside down in a field and the
pilot has disappeared.
This
story was never published elsewhere
A RING O' ROSES
(Pages 29 to 42)
Kerman Zand is smuggling Attar of roses
and absolute alcohol in order to make expensive perfume.
This
story was never published elsewhere
THE LONG CHASE
(Pages 43 to 68)
A policeman is murdered in a robbery and Biggles chases the
getaway plane all the way to Scotland.
This
story was never published elsewhere
A MATTER OF CO-OPERATION (Pages 69 to 87)
Pug Donovan is caught after Bertie makes a trip to Paris and finds
an illegal way to return home.
This
story was never published elsewhere
BIGGLES CRACKS A NUT (Pages 88 to 104)
A mysterious body has fallen from an aircraft and Biggles finds
out who he is and what happened.
This
story was never published elsewhere
THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT (Pages 105 to 116)
A young girl is mysteriously killed and the only clue is a box of
chocolates lying near her body.
This story
was never published elsewhere
THE CASE OF THE AMATEUR YACHTSMEN (Pages 117 to 152)
An Interpol operation leads to Ginger seeing a suspicious boat and
finding gold in lobster pots.
This
story was never published elsewhere
THE BOY WHO WATCHED THE PLANES GO BY (Pages 153 to 184)
A boy writes to the Air Police after seeing an item drop from a
plane. It turns out to be a body.
This story was never published elsewhere
The dust cover of the book shows Biggles flying an aeroplane with
a close up of his eyes.
With the exception of the frontispiece, there are no story
illustrations in this book.
Biggles Investigates
Subtitle - and other stories of the Air Police
Publication Details - published by Brockhampton Press
Frontispiece
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