Margot Bennett books

Margot Bennett (1912-1980) was a Scottish-born crime and suspense novelist known for The Man Who Didn't Fly and other mid-century mystery fiction.

Anthologies

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - May 1954 - Vol. 6, No. 5 1954 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Time to Change Hats 1945 Buy
Away Went the Little Fish 1946 Buy
The Golden Pebble 1948 N/A
The Widow of Bath 1952 Buy
Farewell Crown & Goodbye King 1952 Buy
The Man Who Didn’t Fly 1955 Buy
The Long Way Back 1955 Buy
Someone from the Past 1958 Buy
That Summer’s Earthquake 1963 Buy
The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Atomic Radiation 1964 Buy
The Furious Masters 1968 Buy

Margot Bennett (1912-1980) was a Scottish-born author who wrote crime fiction, suspense novels, and one work of science fiction across a career that lasted from the 1940s through the 1960s. She published eleven novels, beginning with Time to Change Hats in 1945 and ending with The Furious Masters in 1968.

Her most celebrated book is The Man Who Didn’t Fly (1955), a mystery with an inventive premise: five men planned to board a plane, only four did, and the plane crashed with no survivors. The puzzle of who stayed behind and why drove a tightly constructed plot that earned the book a lasting reputation. Bennett also wrote The Long Way Back (1955), a science fiction novel set after a nuclear war, and The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Atomic Radiation (1964), a non-fiction work on nuclear science.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Margot Bennett written?

Margot Bennett has written twelve books across two series.

What was Margot Bennett's first book?

Margot Bennett’s first book is Time to Change Hats, published in 1945.

What is Margot Bennett's most acclaimed novel?

The Man Who Didn’t Fly (1955) is generally considered her best work. The novel presents a mystery built around five men who planned to take a flight, only four of whom boarded the plane that subsequently crashed. The challenge is to determine which man did not fly and why.

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