{"product_id":"chantecoq-and-the-aviators-crime-andrew-k-lawston-9798843128661","title":"Chantecoq and the Aviator's Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you love Sherlock Holmes, you'll love Chantecoq!\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1920s France, the king of detectives takes on a new batch of baffling cases in a series of traditional crime adventure thrillers.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHero? Or scoundrel?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacques Moret is the dashing man of the hour: a fearless flying ace, devoted to furthering aviation. But even as he enjoys the ball that aeroplane designer Florent Avrillé throws in his honour following his return from a historic Paris-Buenos Aires flight, \u003cb\u003edark forces are at work\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoison pen letters accuse Moret of lusting after Avrillé's wife, the \u003cb\u003estunning but faithful\u003c\/b\u003e Belle Antoinette, and of trifling with the affections of Avrillé's debutante daughter. The ace and the sensible Avrillé reject this wild gossip, but then, on the eve of her wedding, young Martine Avrillé is subjected to a \u003cb\u003eterrifying assault\u003c\/b\u003e in her own bedroom. The culprit? She swears it can be none other than Jacques Moret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccusations and suspicions mount up\u003c\/b\u003e, until only one man can uncover the truth behind this aviator's crime... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChantecoq. King of detectives, master of disguise.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChantecoq throws himself into the baffling case with his usual flair and extraordinary powers of reasoning, only to discover that this time the truth is far stranger and more terrifying than he could ever have predicted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn innocent girl's honour, a hero's reputation, and France's entire aviation industry, all are at stake in this tale of \u003cb\u003edeception, passion, and unrequited love\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in France in 1929 (as \"\u003ci\u003eLe Crime d'un Aviateur\u003c\/i\u003e\"), and never before translated into English, this book is part of the \"\u003cb\u003eFurther Exploits of Chantecoq\u003c\/b\u003e\" series, which sees the secret agent and expert spy catcher of \u003ci\u003eChantecoq and the Aubry Affair\u003c\/i\u003e reborn as the greatest private detective of his age.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for fans of Hercule Poirot, Sherlock Holmes, and Arsene Lupin!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e____\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR CHANTECOQ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An old-world charming detective with the cleverness of Sherlock Holmes and the personality of a warm, humorous continental gentleman\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"I like the Chantecoq series. They are clean but not full of fluff like cozy mysteries often are.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you love Sherlock Holmes, you'll love Chantecoq. Charming and entertaining\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I recommend this book to any Holmes, Poirot, or Agatha Christie fan\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For those of you that are like me and have read every Sherlock and Hercule book, this is a boon. A return to what is a real detective story.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Classic gentleman detective tale, perfect for fans of old fashioned mystery. Reminiscent of both Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, this story was a delight to read\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALSO AVAILABLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and the Aubry Affair\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and Wilhelm's Spy: Made in Germany\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and Wilhelm's Spy: The Enemy Within\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and Wilhelm's Spy: The Day of Reckoning\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq 1916: Cocorico!\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq 1916: The Smiling Man\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq 1916: The Monster Hunt\u003cbr\u003eBelphégor: Chantecoq and the Phantom of the Louvre\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and the Mystery of the Blue Train\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and the Haunted House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChantecoq and the Aviator's Crime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and Zapata\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and the Amorous Ogre\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and the Père-Lachaise Ghost\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and the Condemned Woman\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and the Ladykiller\u003cbr\u003eChantecoq and the Devil's Daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew K. 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