The Dancing Dodo
by John Gardner
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The discovery of a wrecked World War II airplane in an English marsh triggers a series of bizarre events.Tags
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A USAF Marauder that crashed in 1944 is found submerged in a swamp outside a remote English village. What begins as a routine investigation soon uncovers troubling news- the dead crew, identified by their dog tags, are soon found to be very much alive and the plane was carrying Hitler’s last nasty. Gardner was a master of the thrilling adventure form and has playfully included some interesting gothic elements. A perfect beach book.
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Cheesy pleasures and odd lots!
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- Epigraph
- The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.
WILL CUPPY: How to Become Extinct - Dedication
- TO
My Son
SIMON
without whom... - First words
- CHILDREN FOUND IT, though the birds and animals of Romney Marsh must have known of its presence for a long time.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Perhaps he had seen a ghost here: or even a world full of ghosts.
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- Languages
- English, Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
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- 7
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