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"They
vanished like midnight ghosts," said Charles Lindbergh. On May 8, 1927 l'Oiseau Blanc (the White Bird) flown by Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli took off from France in the early morning hours. They were trying to beat the American "schoolboy" Charles Lindbergh to become the first to fly nonstop between New York and Paris (in either direction). The $25,000 Orteig Prize was only part of the reward. The stakes were much higher for the winning country - billions of dollars in future aviation contracts. France's top aircraft designers had created a unique plane for the contest. The White Bird could drop its landing gear in the Atlantic Ocean after take-off, reducing weight and conserving fuel for the long flight. The plane was spotted by many ships along its flight path and was scheduled to land at night in New York harbor. Thousands of people gathered on the piers to welcome the French heroes who had conquered the Atlantic. But the White Bird never arrived. It had disappeared in thin air. Just thirteen days later Charles Lindbergh's successful flight sparked the predicted boom in American aviation. What really happened to the White Bird? It has become an enduring aviation mystery rivaling that of the later disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the Pacific. Did the plane run out of fuel? Was it the victim of sabotage? The novel Midnight Ghosts presents one scenario involving international intrigue that begins in the skies above France during the First World War and continues with nonstop action in the years ahead - a crazed Santa who stabs a young ad exec about to discover the truth, an Illinois farmhouse turned into a death trap, and a couple who have just fallen in love and now must fight for their lives underwater in a sunken wreck off the Caribbean island of St. Barts. Midnight Ghosts is a unique historic thriller in the Ludlum tradition that will keep you guessing and reading until long past midnight!
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Charles David Harper, pen name of an established author of fourteen non-fiction books, used his years of experience with airline companies and international businesses to craft this historic thriller. Charles Nungesser and Albert Coli, the French war heroes who piloted the White Bird, inspired this book. |
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