
A chilling discovery in the English countryside sets the stage for a puzzling mystery. An agricultural labourer stumbles upon a fragmented notebook, broken binoculars and a blood‑stained canvas cover, all linked to the enigmatic aeronaut Joyce‑Armstrong—a celebrated pilot, inventor, and secretive poet whose daring feats have long captivated the flying community.
The notebook, now examined by experts, hints at a terrifying accident high above the clouds, where Lieutenant Myrtle’s body was found shattered yet oddly preserved. As investigators piece together the missing pages and the ragged final notes scrawled from a moving aircraft, they confront unsettling clues—a strange parasite in the blood, a shotgun carried aloft, and the unsettling mood of a man obsessed with the limits of height.
Through meticulous reconstruction of the fragment’s contents, the narrative invites listeners to follow the early clues, the eerie atmosphere of early aviation, and the unsettling question of what truly lies beyond the thin margin of safety that separates ordinary flight from unspeakable danger.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (408K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines.
Release date
1996-05-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1859–1930
Best known for creating Sherlock Holmes, this Scottish writer and physician also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, and adventure stories that reached far beyond Baker Street. His work helped shape modern detective fiction and still feels lively, clever, and readable today.
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