The Man Who Didn't Fly
First edition (UK)
AuthorMargot Bennett
Cover artistVal Biro
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
Published1955
PublisherEyre & Spottiswoode
Media typePrint
Pages190
ISBN074 5186246

The Man Who Didn't Fly is a detective novel by the Scottish author Margot Bennett. It was published originally in 1955. It was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger award for crime-writing that year.

Premise

A private plane crashes, killing both of its passengers. Yet, whilst investigating, the police come to suspect that a third passenger never boarded the plane and orchestrated the crash as a means of faking his own death.

TV Adaptation

Kraft Theatre adapted the novel as an hour-long TV episode in 1958.[1] The episode (whose principal cast included a young William Shatner) aired at 9pm on Wednesday 16 July. The screenplay was written by Bennett herself.

Availability

The novel was reissued in 2020 (ISBN 0712353410).

References

  1. "The Man Who Didn't Fly (1958)". Archived from the original on 7 November 2016.


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