Police Inspector Gaskin was bothered him terribly that he couldn’t get a grip on the perpetrators of a series of brutal jewelry thefts. The gang that planned these crimes was so sophisticated that the police didn't stand a chance, because no trace was left behind. Finally, however, although he could not prove it, the inspector became convinced that the gang was operating on a plane. And that made him decide to enlist Major Bigglesworth, in order to fight the unknown and invisible enemy, as...

A legend is born.Join Biggles as he takes to the skies for the first time over the trenches and battlefields of France in World War One.Flying in his trusty Sopwith Camel fighter with the men of 266 Squadron, Biggles duels German aces, leads daring raids on enemy aerodromes and helps British spies complete their missions in a series of classic adventures.We also meet key characters; Algernon 'Algy' Montgomery Lacey appears here for the first time, a...

Biggles of the Air Police has been called upon to fly over many lands, but on this assignment he must not only pit his wits against a formidable opponent but do so in what is acknowledged the most treacherous climate on earth for any type of craft, land, sea or air—Tierra del Fuego.

This story starts with our usual four heroes travelling by canoe deep into the forest of Central America in British Honduras. Gimlet has been entrusted with a mission by the Colonial Office to investigate an attack on a professional orchid collector named Banford and his native porters. After weeks of travel our heroes arrive at a deserted Indian village, the scene of the attack. Our heroes led by their chief native guide, Jose, set out to find the jungle trail that had been followed by th...

On board the 500-ton super-luxury diesel-engined yacht Cordelia was thought to be Otto Brandt, international financier and one time multi-millionaire. Why did he pull out of England in such a strange and intriguing way? And why was his yacht loaded with ammunition? Biggles, Algy and Ginger fly across the world to discover his store depot on an island in the Bahamas and the reason for the disappearance of this Mystery Man of Europe.

‘The great thing in life is to keep your sense of humour,’ says Biggles, though getting his Constellation shot down over southern Sudan by a trigger-happy fighter pilot of the Congolese Air Force was no laughing matter. In fact, his privations and those of his co-pilot, Sandy Grant, increased from that very moment in an affair which throughout bristled with spies, lies and deception.

The first book in the Gimlet series introducted the leader of the commandos, Captain Lorrington King D.S.O., M.C., nicknamed "Gimlet," and his team.

Back from the war-scarred skies of Flanders came Steeley Delaroy, air ace and aristocrat, to find a country that no longer had need of its heroes. The war bird disappeared and in its place arose a bird of prey, an elusive Robin Hood often defying the forces of law and order with reckless abandon and amassing wealth from strange sources and for stranger purposes.

Air Commodore Raymond approaches Biggles, Algy, Ginger and Bertie with an interesting proposition. Now that the Second World War had ended, he could use good pilots in a new force he is forming as Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard. This force would be used to combat flying crooks. The formation of a force would take some time, and there was a pressing matter to deal with and that is where our heroes come in. Biggles would be offered the rank of Detective-Sergeant.

Captain Rex Lovell and his observer, Tony Fraser, are old school friends who previously lived and studied in Germany. Both are fluent in German. Chosen for a difficult and dangerous mission, they fly behind enemy lines to blow up a railway tunnel. With their success , they are offered a new assignment: to hunt down spies working for the Germans.

Biggles makes a name for himself as a crack fighter pilot.The insanity of World War One shows no sign of letting up, and for the pilots of 266 Squadron the missions over No Man's Land continue.But, not one to let a bad situation get him down, Biggles and his pals find ways to keep themselves entertained. From rustling a turkey for Christmas dinner to staging competitions to see who can drop propaganda leaflets furthest over the Lines, the pilots revel in th...

Biggles turns double agent!Biggles is in London on leave from the Front when he is approached by a stranger who greets him as 'Captain Brunow'. Curious, Biggles plays along with the mistaken identity, and is quickly offered the chance to become a spy for the Germans!Reporting the encounter to Air Staff Intelligence, Biggles is encouraged to seize the opportunity and find out all he can about a German known only as El Shereef, operating somewhere in Palestin...