Biggles and the Penitent Thief

Biggles is visited by Corporal ‘Dusty’ Miller, who used to serve in his old squadron. Miller is concerned about his son, Tommy who has, for various reasons, gone off the rails and taken part in a raid on a Regent’s Street jewellery shop and stolen a quarter of a million pounds’ worth of jewels. Tommy has a fantastic tale of greed and treachery to tell that has left the jewels hidden on an island off the coast of Canada. Tommy wants to remedy the wrong he has done and is willing to testify against the other thieves and also to assist in the recovery of the loot. Biggles takes Tommy back to the island and with Ginger and Bertie they intend to search for the jewels. However, the real villain is also after the jewels and only Tommy knows where there are. The bulk of the action takes place on the island before the jewels are safely in Biggles’ hands and the baddies get their comeuppance.