The Fatal Flying Affair by TE Kinsey Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden
Series: Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #7
Published by Brilliance Audio on December 3, 2020
Source: Purchased
Genres: Historical Mystery
Length: 8 hrs
Pages: 315
Format: Audiobook
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August 1911. Emily Hardcastle and her inimitable lady’s maid Florence Armstrong are enjoying a fine summer until Harry, Lady H’s brother, turns up out of the blue with a mystery for them to solve.
A routine parachute test at a local aeroplane factory has gone horribly wrong—with pilot Dickie Dupree plummeting to his death. Harry is certain there is more to this ‘tragic accident’ than meets the eye, having discovered that someone at the airfield is leaking top secret intelligence to foreign rivals.
In between strolls to the Dog & Duck and planning for the annual village show, the daring duo dust off the Crime Board and go undercover at Bristol Aviation. With international powers investing heavily in aeronautics, the stakes are high—sky high—and the suspects soon mount up.
Can Lady Hardcastle find the culprit before someone else falls down dead?
The Fatal Flying Affair is the first in the series that I’ve picked up, but it worked fine without having read the previous installments. Lady Hardcastle’s brother, Harry, who works for the Secret Service Bureau, stops by with an assignment. He wants Emily and her maid/best friend, Florence, to look into the death of a pilot who was testing a parachute and to find the person who is leaking top secret intelligence. Harry believes airplanes are going to have major military
I just didn’t love this one. The banter felt a bit too clever, if that makes sense, and I didn’t care about the solution to the mystery. The village talent show was fun, but I’m not sure I’ll pick up another in the series.
About TE Kinsey
T E Kinsey grew up in London and read history at Bristol University. He is the author of the Lady Hardcastle Mystery series and the Dizzy Heights Mystery series. Tim lives just outside Bristol with his wife, a drum kit, five guitars and more Lego than an adult should own.
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