The Daedalus Quartet
In <em>The Daedalus Quartet</em>, Richard Townshend Bickers’ four bestselling Roger Hallowes thrillers are collected together for the first time. <br> <br><b>TRAIL BY FIRE</b> <br> <br>August 1939 <br> <br>Of the nine Blenheims that had taken off from the hangars, three had been shot down and one crashed on landing. <br> <br>RAF sergeant pilot Roger Hallowes doesn’t fancy his chances of surviving another half-dozen operations. <br> <br>Follow Roger and his two cousins, James and Christopher Fenton, through the dramatic first year of war, the fall of Frances and the triumph of the Battle of Britain. <br> <br><b>A TIME FOR HASTE</b> <br> <br>With war waging across Europe, sergeant pilot Roger Hallowes struggles to keep his crew intact as an uncomfortable number of planes end up in the sea. <br> <br>Meanwhile Roger’s cousin James Fenton is taking on ever-increasing responsibility as his unit loses Commanding Officers, whilst Christopher Fenton must face consequences for his reckless behaviour. <br> <br>Reeling from losses at the Battle of Britain, and with no end to the fighting in sight, can the three cousins survive the war? <br> <br><b>TOO LATE FOR MORROW</b> <br> <br>In the summer of 1941, three young RAF pilots fight their own battles alongside the war. <br> <br>James Fenton has flown through the ranks and finds himself directing operations from the ground, while longing to be back in the air. <br> <br>After being court martialled, his brother Christopher is eager to get back to the action, but can he prove himself to his C.O? <br> <br>In contrast, Roger is desperate not to return to battle. Ashamed and terrified, can he prove to his crew he isn’t cracking under pressure? <br> <br><b>THE SURE RECOMPENSE</b> <br> <br>Spring 1943 <br> <br>Things look bleak for the three heroes, who have been utterly ravaged by the war. <br> <br>When James disappears from contact and Roger is hit in battle, they are separated and begin to fear each other dead. <br> <br>Meanwhile their comrade Laurent is forced to rescue his own children, leaving behind his wife Viviane with Roger. <br> <br>The three men must face a road of true peril and can only hope they make it to the other side… <br> <br><h2>Praise for Richard Townshend Bickers</h2> <br> <br>'A thrilling page turner.' - <b>Tom Kasey, best-selling author of <em>Trade Off</em> </b> <br> <br><b>Richard Townsend Bickers</b> volunteered for the RAF on the outbreak of the Second World War and served, with a Permanent Commission, for eighteen years. He wrote a range of military fiction and non-fiction books, including <em>Torpedo Attack, My Enemy Came Nigh</em> and <em>Summer of No Surrender</em>.