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(More customer reviews)West Atlantic Airways flight VP-WAL is flying from Bermuda to St Antony in the Caribbean when it suddenly disappears. There has a hurricane nearby, but the pilots were aware of it and their flight path was to keep them a safe distance from any disturbance. Before the plane disappeared, the messages from the pilots indicated some confusion regarding their position, although they appeared on the air traffic radar. No distress signal of any kind was received and immediately after the crash no debris was seen and there was no signal from the automatic flight recorder.
The plane contained a set of extremely valuable paintings (approximately $100 million), some very heavy but unspecified cargo, two pilots and two guards employed by the company insuring the paintings. This complicates matters; the value of the contents immediately raises the issue of potential fraud. Combined with the lack of debris, this makes the insurance company suspicious. Their response is to send a crack investigator, a woman named Charlie Simpson.
The equally crack aviation investigator Peter Talbert is also retained to investigate the disappearance, which leads to his working with the extremely attractive, intelligent and assertive Charlie. As the investigation begins, all possible scenarios seem impossible. The lack of debris, no signal from the flight recorder, a few anomalies in the flight of VP-WAL, and the general reliability of the equipment seem to generate nothing more than a list of dead-ends.
As the investigation continues, there is a growing attraction between Peter and Charlie, which begins to overwhelm their somewhat conflicting approach to the problem. Being the thorough and intelligent man he is, Peter goes through the evidence in a logical and sequential manner. When there are two failed attempts on his life, it becomes clear that someone has something to hide, which spurs him to greater efforts. Finally, Peter is able to deduce what happened and enlisting the aid of the local police, is able to prove it and resolve all outstanding uncertainties.
The clues are scattered throughout the text, one approximately every 20 pages or so. Most are technical in nature and related to the flying of a plane and the groundwork needed to support air traffic. What makes Blackman's books so enjoyable is that although the problem and solutions are based on the technical fundamentals of air travel, he makes them so clear that you can understand why an apparent anomaly is so significant. If you are a fan of mysteries based on technical foundations, then you will love this book.
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This book is a Bermuda Triangle Mystery. A modern airliner flying from the Caribbean to Bermuda carrying 10 priceless impressionist paintings disappears near Bermuda. Peter Talbert, aviation expert and working for the airline, investigates the loss of the aircraft. He meets an art insurance specialist who has no time for all the aviation experts making technical guesses of the problem but she finally realises that she must work with Peter if she has any chance of discovering what has happened. Together they watch the progress of the search, consider the circumstances and finally all is revealed. This book is the second of an ongoing series of aviation mysteries featuring Peter Talbert and Mandy, his solicitor partner , and will appeal to all who fly, not just aviation enthusiasts.
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