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In a stunt to promote world peace just before the outbreak of World War Two, twelve young pilots take to the air. Taking off from Salisbury they loop round Europe travelling through Brussels, Geneva, Venice, Prague, Hamburg and Amsterdam before completion of the circuit in Paris.
Stella North, aged just 17, who is representing Great Britain, is the only female competitor. She knows she is as skilful and as fearless as her male opponents. And she has a very special reason to be determined to win!
Stella is as British as anyone but her passport defines her as stateless. The stakes and the tension are high. And that’s before Stella is the only witness when another competitor dies. The organisers claim that it was an accident. Only Sheila knows the truth!
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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Elizabeth Wein, #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity, delivers a tour de force historical thriller that will leave you breathless.
Twelve competitors. One prize. Many reasons to kill.
When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe's first air race for young people, she knows all too well how high the stakes are. As the only participating female pilot, it'll be a constant challenge to prove she's a worthy competitor. But promoting peace in Europe, the goal of the race, feels empty to Stella when civil war is raging in Spain and the Nazis are gaining power-and when, right from the start, someone resorts to cutthroat sabotage to get ahead of the competition.
The world is looking for inspiration in what's meant to be a friendly sporting event. But each of the racers is hiding a turbulent and violent past, and any one of them might be capable of murder-including Stella herself.
Agatha Christie meets Karen McManus in this thrilling mystery, packed with adventure, intrigue, love, and betrayal, from bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth Wein.
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9780316591249 |
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14th March 2023 |
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Elizabeth Wein |
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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Hardback |
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384 pages |
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Press Reviews
Elizabeth Wein Press Reviews
Praise for The Pearl Thief;
A hugely enjoyable novel with an intriguing, page-turning plot - Guardian
A romantic and acutely observed historical mystery - Metro
A total treat - Melinda Salisbury
Praise for Code Name Verity;
A remarkable book, which had me horrified and totally gripped at the same time - Daily Mail
Praise for The Enigma Game;
This is a very fine historical novel, with characters as alive as any you could hope to meet in fiction - Books for Keeps
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About Elizabeth Wein
Elizabeth Wein was born in New York, and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She is married with two children and now lives in Perth, Scotland. Elizabeth is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots.
She was awarded the Scottish Aero Club's Watson Cup for best student pilot in 2003 and it was her love of flying that partly inspired the idea for Code Name Verity.
Photo Credit David Ho 2018
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