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Hardcastle's Airmen

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Hardcastle's Airmen

By: Graham Ison
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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About this listen

In February 1915, the Great War is still raging on the Western Front, but in Westminster, at the centre of Hardcastle's bailiwick, a policeman is shot dead. At first, Hardcastle believes the murderer to have been a disturbed burglar.

But as enquiries continue, attention focuses on an antiquarian bookseller, a struggling artist, a reporter, officers of the Royal Flying Corps, both in England and in France, and the activities of Isabel Plowman, the wife of one of them and the lover of others.

©2006 Graham Ison (P)2013 Audible Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense War Fiction

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Editor reviews

Set against the backdrop of WWI, Graham Ison’s fourth Inspector Hardcastle mystery finds the titular detective wading through the murk of two seemingly unrelated murders; those of a low-ranking police officer and the wife of a pilot she claims was killed on the battlefield but who miraculously turns up unscathed and throws a wrench into Hardcastle’s investigation.

David Thorpe adroitly captures the dry British humor of Ison’s prose as well as the indomitable Hardcastle’s brusque rasp and no-nonsense attitude in this compelling police procedural.
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I downloaded this thinking it was WW2 era because of the WW2 aircraft on the front cover so finding it to be WW1 was a surprise. I enjoyed it and will see if there are more in the series

Good WW1 era crime story

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Not my thing but go through it, good or just been a bad choice from me

Not my thing

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Enjoyable book based in the First World War and pilots, accurate description of the class system that prevailed in that period Detective an interesting character, and for a free book very worth listening too

Good book

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I have enjoyed all the Hardcastle books. Some are better than others, Don't get me wrong this is a good book, it has some historcal references, which I always enjoy. Hardcastle is as gruff as ever in his indomitable way. The story rattles along okay, but does suffer from some over long sections when i thought, please just get on with the story. It does have a twist of sorts, which fooled me (but I am easily fooled!). So give it a go, but there are much better editions in the canon. Oh, yes it is brilliantly read by David Thorpe as ever...

Good, But Not His Best

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Lacked a certain something but was enjoyable enough. I don't know if I would bother seeking out another in the series.

A Decent Enough WhoDunnit

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Love the stories and the narration but are the rest going to be put on audio as i am losing my sight and i can not read the books any more and i do miss them

Very good

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really caught the era you can almost smell the smoke from the cigarettes and the the awful snobbery of the officer class. The reader did a great job of making each character recognizable while keeping the voices clear .

really good police tale

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great story and great read .. cannot wait to get whole series ..well worth listening

great book

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Quite enjoyed this. A different tale with lots of twists that didn’t really lead anywhere, but it passed the time.

Enjoyable story

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Good story and enjoyed the character of Hardcastle.

Hope to pick out the next in the series and carry on with the adventures of this policeman during his service in London at the start of WW1.

Well worth a listen.

Optimistic Start.

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