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Lieutenant Colonel H. Allen Mann,
USAF (ret.), was an Air Force Navigator who “had two unforgettable flights in a Grumman Mallard, which inspired the
Dan Sylvester Adventures.” Harry Allen Mann is the author of Bluebird in Bodrum Bay:
A Dan Sylvester Adventure; Bluebird in Paradise Cove: A Dan Sylvester Adventure; Bluebird in Ponta Delgada: A Dan Sylvester
Adventure; The Locket; and, Pale Moon Rising.
According to the book description of
Bluebird in Paradise Cove: A Dan Sylvester Adventure, “At the opening night of the Phantom
of the Opera in Atlanta, Dan Sylvester, a ruggedly handsome pilot for Continental, impulsively quits his job to help shapely
Macky Bergamo, a caterer he met at an AOPA Convention and dated twice, leave her abusive husband Juan, senior pilot for Delta.
In Miami, Buster Krabbe, a 70yr old hayseed pilot with a Grumman Mallard he calls "Bluebird", offers Dan a partnership
in his trash hauling business. "You fly'em. I book 'em. Split fifty-fifty and I buy the gas." A dream come
true, Dan accepts. What follows is an action packed adventure involving Turk Robinson, mega-rich casino owner, Johnny, his
scheming lawyer nephew and a raft of beautiful women and evil-doers, too many for Dan to keep up with, at times. Including
Juan, always lurking in the shadows, a brilliant but sadistic pilot. Flying the Bluebird, and later a Brasilia 120, Dan finds
trouble everywhere, Bermuda, Jamaica, Aruba, Bolivia with the highest airport in the world. Even Uruguay, where a stunning
Asian interpreter betrays everyone, but for what purpose? Intrigue stalks every page. Murder, mayhem, sex and sinners. This
one has it all, as Dan tries to catch the killers before they catch him.”
According to the book description
of Bluebird in Bodrum Bay: A Dan Sylvester Adventure, “Dan and seventeen-year-old Noli agree
to fly Alexis Maxwell, a former beauty queen, to Chios, her home island in Greece. There, the non-stop action begins as Dan
and Noli find themselves inexorably dragged-at times, kicking and clawing-into the tumultuous land of Asia Minor-modern-day
Turkey. The fishing boat captains aren't what they appear to be, and young girls are snatched from streets and spirited
away to a former NATO command post that is a near impregnable underground fortress. Turkey, is an exotic land filled with intrigue and ill-gotten pleasure, of belly dancers
and crusader castles, of harem girls and eunuchs, turban men with slashing sabers. Discover lovely Leandra and Regina, and
the Kesfin Brothers-Nazif, the talker, schemer, Hasan, the stoic giant, and Ahmet, the evil one, plotting Dan's demise.
Throw in an assortment of colorful characters and many tense moments, along with an aerial showdown, and dive into an action-packed
Dan Sylvester adventure thriller.”
According to the book description of
The Locket, “Born in Thailand, two Amer-Asian children experience tragedy early in their lives.
Bound for Singapore, their boat is attacked by pirates and they are cast at sea. Rescued by an army deserter desperate to
restore his honor, they find themselves in the midst of the Cambodian Holocaust, needing help from a hardened young widow,
a Khmer Rouge hunter and a pampered teenager. After a harrowing escape to a Thai refugee camp, the children are adopted by
an American couple; and ten years later, in a startling conclusion, learn the strange truth about their identities hidden
in a gold locket.”
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