Peter Hallinan
Writer of Dual Timeline Mystery Thrillers
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It's 1947. A plane is on its approach to Chile's Santiago airport and reports being four minutes from landing. Three times it sends a Morse code message no one can understand. The plane never arrives. No wreckage is found.
Seventy-two years later it mysteriously appears piece by piece far away from its destination. Charlie Fisher immediately connects it to the loss of her grandfather, the pilot of the plane. Determined to discover the truth, Charlie sets out on a personal quest that exposes her to both an Establishment cover-up and a ruthless thief, and which puts her life in danger.
Inspired by a true story.
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Four Minutes From Landing
Reviews
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4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon
4.6 out of 5 stars on Goodreads
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"This is a superbly crafted thriller, full of intriguing plot twist"
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"Charlie Fisher is a charming character and an imperfect hero."
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"Charlie is a really likeable character, who takes the reader with her in a relentless and sometime impetuous drive to solve a mystery that has dominated her family history."
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"The twists and turns in the plot kept me guessing until the end."
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"This is one of those 'based on a true story' books that makes you really want it to be the real story."
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"It’s refreshing to read fully formed female protagonists who are perfectly imperfect as people."
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"Four Minutes From Landing is a skillfully crafted page turner, an ideal holiday read (although perhaps not if you are flying!)."
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News
Coming in 2025, the second Charlie Fisher Mystery - The Imaginary Friend
About Peter Hallinan
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Peter was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, and for over 20 years worked as a commercial property lawyer in Cambridge.
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A spell of ill health led to a major change of direction, and he trained as a film archivist and worked at the Imperial War Museum film archive where he was inspired to write by the idea of creating fiction from old factual, uncatalogued, reels.
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His interests include film, classic cars and France. He runs a website dedicated to early cinema exhibition, particularly his great-grandfather, Tommy Thompson, who was a pioneer - www.bugandflea.com
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With his wife, Janne, he divides his time between Suffolk and London.