The Beekeeper's Bullet
by Lance Hawvermale
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Pub Date Aug 19 2019 | Archive Date Sep 13 2019
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Description
American Ellenor Jantz lives in rural Germany in 1917, the Great War raging only a few miles from where she works as a beekeeper for a wealthy loyalist. When a British airman crashes behind enemy lines, Ellenor must choose between aiding him or handing him over to the German authorities, who have just moved a squadron of flying aces into the manor house where she is staying.
Injured pilot Alec Corbin-Dawes, Royal Flying Corps, finds himself at Ellenor's mercy. Yet he is determined to make his way farther into Germany to rescue his sister within the next four days. How can he travel all those miles in time, now that his plane is downed, and still avoid capture behind enemy lines?
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Reviewer 65644
The Beekeeper’s Bullet is a story set in rural Germany in 1917 during World War I. An American, Ellenor Jantz works as a beekeeper for a German farm. She witnesses a British plane being shot down near her bee hives. She comes across an injured British pilot, Alec Corbin-Dawes and decides to hide him from her employer. The Germans start to use the farm to store their planes, and Alec with Ellenor’s help plans to steal one of the planes to extract Alec’s sister from certain death in an upcoming air assault. The adventure for the pair encounters dog fights, bombing raids, and pursuit from a terrifying German pilot. This was a very short novel with a lot of action. The characters were not fully developed due to the length, but the reader will root for their success. It would be a nice novel for those that enjoy war stories pitting good against evil. Thanks to Wild Rose Press and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and submit an honest review.
Regina K, Reviewer
Oh wow! What a great story! Ellenor is an American residing in war torn Germany. She’s also a bee keeper. Alec is a British pilot shot down and nearly crash lands on top of Ellenor. This is their story on how she helps him get away from the German pilots at her farm and finds his sister!
I read this book as an arc from NetGalley
Jan T, Reviewer
WW1, Germany, suspense
Rural Germany, an western American tutor/apiarist, a small patriotic farm family, a RFC pilot with shortsighted plans, and danger in the skies and on the ground. This presents the war from a different perspective than others I've read and that makes it even more interesting. The pilot's plane nearly decapitates the beekeeper in its death spiral, she shoots him in the hand (that part is too peculiar for me) but later assists him to steal a plane with the purpose of rescuing his sister from a secret danger. The plot is a bit odd, but the writing is good. In spite of a lot of head shaking on my part, I liked and enjoyed it!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from The Wild Rose Press via NetGalley.
Reviewer 510084
Ellenor had been up to the hill to take care of her bees. Last year she had gotten a bounty of honey, but for some reason two of her hives had died. As she drives back to the house where she lives as the governess, she is trying to figure out why the bees died, and she is almost hit by a British airplane that crashes nearby. This is unusual because it is WWI. Not many women drive; there are not many if any British airplanes around; and Ellenor is an American living in Germany. Ellenor shoots the pilot, and as he passes out, he said, "I have to....to find her." Ellenor puts him in the back of the truck, takes him back to the barn, enlists Josef to help bind his wounds and hide him. This gets even more complicated when she learned that a group of German pilots will be billeted at their farm.
The flyer, Alec, is on a mission to get his sister out of Metz before it is bombed by the Allies in five days. With Ellenor's help, they go on quite an adventure. I could hardly wait to see what happened next. I also enjoyed the flying scenes. Can they find Alex's sister, Sarah, and get her out of Metz in time? Can Alex and Ellenor get out with their lives? It's worth the read. I enjoyed this book immensely!
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