Better Lucky and Good: A John Hunt Novel
About this audiobook
A prequel to the bestselling Jon Hunt series based on the actual wartime experiences of one man. It’s 1939 and war with Germany is inevitable. Already qualified as a pilot, John Hunt can see the writing on the wall and decides to join the Royal Naval Air Service. He goes through the training system but at the end is asked to volunteer for service with the RAF who are desperately short of pilots as the Battle of Britain ramps up. At the same time Heather, his fiancé, joins the Air Transport Auxiliary and also qualifies as a wartime pilot.
John is thrown into the savage war in the skies and proves to be as good a pilot as he is lucky. That is until he is shot down and has to bale out of his stricken Hurricane over the Channel Islands. How he manages to escape capture and return to England with the aid of his fiancé proves that both he and Heather have more than a fair share of skill and luck. The Battle of Britain was fought by pilots from many countries and services. This is novel is based on the true story of one man who joined the Royal Navy but flew with the RAF and on some of his actual combat reports and squadron records. He was also the author’s father.
About the author
Bestselling author Larry Jeram-Croft spent thirty years in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot and engineer. He then worked in industry for seven years before retiring. In addition to his fiction, he has published two nonfiction books about the Lynx and Wasp helicopters that he flew during his naval career. His latest book is an autobiography telling the story of his flying career in the Royal Navy during the Cold War and subsequent Falklands War. Larry now lives in Martock, Somerset.
RJ Bayley’s professional talking career began with presenting his chat show on Edinburgh radio. Soon his charming, distinctive British voice was on stations across BBC, TalkSport, and Smooth networks. Unleashing his passion for stories, RJ transitioned to being a full-time audiobook narrator in 2016. Having studied screenwriting to masters level and as an on-air arts critic for the BBC, his theoretical knowledge combined with his natural vocal dexterity allows him to do justice to both text and subtext. He swears he’s not trying to sabotage his own career by deafening himself with heavy metal while walking his dog.
