Biggles Air Detective

Biggles Air Detective
Cover Art	Cover of the 1950 1st edition.
Author	W. E. Johns
Publisher	Marks & Spencer
First Published	1950
Period	Post World War 2, Air Police
Setting	Various
See all	List of Books by W. E. Johns

Biggles Air Detective by W. E. Johns was first published in 1950 by Marks and Spencer. The stories in the book take place in the immediate post-war period in various locations. Historically, this book contains the first stories where the Special Air Police become involved in what might be said to be routine domestic police work, as opposed to long distance missions going after international criminals.

Synopsis

Biggles Air Detective was the first collection of short stories written about Biggles in the Air Police and consists of seven stories:

• The Case of the Black Sheep

• The Case of the Visiting Sultan

• The Case of the Unregistered Operator

• The Case of the Wounded Agent

• The Case of the Brilliant Pupil

• The Case of the Murdered Apprentice

• The Case of the Stolen Aircraft

Editions

• Marks and Spencer, hbk. printed boards, large format, 1950.
• Latimer House, hbk./dj., 1952. And subsequent impressions.
• Dean and Son, laminated boards, 1967.

. And subsequent impressions.

International titles

• French: Biggles détective de l'air (Presses de la Cité 1951)
• Swedish: Biggles som flygdetektiv (Wahlströms 1951)
• Norwegian: Biggles som flydetektiv (N.W. Damm & Søn 1987)
• Czech: Biggles mužem zákona (Toužimsky & Moravec 2003)
• Dutch: Biggles vlieger rechercheur (Miklo 2003)