Blue Murder

An RAF Bomber Crew, a Wartime Lynching and the Search for Justice

By Sean Feast and Marc Hall

DUE OUT JULY 2027

Hardback - 192pp - 234 x 156mm. Approx 40 B&W images.

World Rights - Fighting High Ltd. ISBN - 9781919271446

On a fine spring afternoon in March 1945, a small group of German soldiers and civilians dumped two lifeless bodies in blue air force serge and flying gear into a shell hole near to a farmhouse in the countryside in Germany. They both had terrible injuries; both had been shot.

Not long after the war, news of a potential war crime began to circulate which led to an investigation, a trial, and a conviction three years later for those who had taken part in the men’s murder. But who were the murdered men? On whose authority had they been executed and why? What happened to the people involved in their killing? And why is it likely that a report from the Royal Air Force’s Missing Research and Enquiry Service and a grave in the Reichswald Forest War cemetery hold the answers to the airmen’s identity and final resting place?

Following their previous success in discovering the identities of the three airmen murdered in the Essen-West Lynching Case in their book Missing Presumed Murdered, authors Sean Feast and Marc Hall have once again teamed up to solve a riddle of even greater intrigue and complexity. Through meticulous research, they reveal what really happened on that fateful day, the characters involved, why the British and American investigators could not agree on who committed the crime, and the part played by the SS Chief Heinrich Himmler in sealing the murdered men’s fate.

Blue Murder is the full story of the Duisberg-Nienhausen Case, ending a mystery that has stood for more than 80 years.

Sean Feast had a 40-year career in PR and advertising, and is the author of numerous highly respected books focusing on the lives and experiences of wartime airmen and women. His meticulous research and vivid storytelling have earned him a strong reputation in the field of military aviation, and he is especially passionate about RAF Bomber Command and the élite Pathfinder Force. His work has consistently brought forgotten voices to life, resonating with readers and historians alike.

Marc Hall developed an interest in aviation at an early age, and gained a commercial pilots licence. Marc's research into RAF Bomber Command is ongoing, having contributed to the Fighting High Bomber Command Failed to Return series, and his books Bomber Command Operation Hurricane and Missing Presumed Murdered met with critical acclaim.