The Man Who Didn't Fly

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The Man Who Didn't Fly

First edition (UK)
Author	Margot Bennett
Cover artist	Val Biro
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Published	1955
Publisher	Eyre & Spottiswoode
Media type	Print
Pages	190
ISBN	074 5186246

The Man Who Didn't Fly is a detective novel by the Scottish author Margot Bennett. It was published originally in 1955. It was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger award for crime-writing that year.

Premise[]

A private plane crashes, killing both of its passengers. Yet, whilst investigating, the police come to suspect that a third passenger never boarded the plane and orchestrated the crash as a means of faking his own death.

TV Adaptation[]

Kraft Theatre adapted the novel as an hour-long TV episode in 1958.^[1] The episode (whose principal cast included a young William Shatner) aired at 9pm on Wednesday 16 July. The screenplay was written by Bennett herself.

Availability[]

The novel was reissued in 2020 (ISBN 0712353410).

References[]

External links[]

• Adaptation at IMDb
• In Reference to Murder

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