In the Spring of 1917, a Royal Flying Corps squadron is having more than its fair share of action in the skies over the Western Front. To complicate matters, vital spare parts have mysteriously gone missing and the commanding officer is worried that if it gets out there’s a thief in their midst, it will adversely affect squadron morale. When a senior officer apparently commits suicide, with his death linked to the latest theft, the major knows that the time has come to solve the crimes quickly and discretely. To do this, he enlists the help of one of his senior pilots who was a detective before the war, charging him with the responsibility of investigating the death as well as the thefts. What appears to be an open-and-shut case quickly develops into something more sinister, leading the ex-detective to the realisation that there is more to the crimes than meets the eye. But how can he prove what his instinct tells him to be the truth?

 

Note: Though the story is set on a real air force aerodrome at Abeele in Belgium and is modelled on 6 Squadron, the characters and plot are fictional. The aerial fighting and artillery co-operation missions contain factual details rarely seen in print.

 

Seven Days in April was published by Feed-a-Read and  is currently available directly from the publisher in hardback format or through the Amazon books worldwide network in both paperback and eBook format. Postage can vary a lot so it pays to see which is the cheapest option in your country.

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