![]() ![]() ![]() All hinges on the results of his experiments and the recovery of crash data from a remote site in the Canadian Labrador forests. Only through drastic action that jeopardizes his career does he get the attention of the aerospace establishment. But being somewhat goofy and off-mainstream, many people don’t believe Honey. He discovers an esoteric problem with the tail structure of the Reindeer, the U.K.’s most modern passenger airplane of the time that was just put into cross-Atlantic service. Honey, an awkward, introverted, but brilliant engineer who does advanced work in fatigue studies in metallurgy. Scott, a young manager in the government agency responsible for aircraft safety in the U.K. These books were all recommended by my Australian friend (and frequent commenter in this blog), Ray Cullen. I read Trustee from the Toolroom in 2014 and A Town Like Alice in 2015. After reading a few books that I did not enjoy very much for a variety of reasons, I picked up No Highway by Nevil Shute because I knew, having read the author before, that he is a good story teller and will present a solidly crafted novel. ![]()
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