Fly by wire : a novel

Format:

Book

Title:

Fly by wire : a novel

Author:

Larsen, Ward.

ISBN:

9781608090068

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

301 pages ; 23 cm

General Note:

Summary:

Falling like a stone from six miles up, a brand new C-500 crashes in central France, killing two pilots aboard. When French officials take over this highly public investigation, they call in the best there is: they call Frank "Jammer" Davis. A retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Davis is part of the NTSB's "go-team." With a reputation for getting things done-and for steamrolling anyone who gets in his way-Davis starts to dig.

Subject(s):

Suicide bombers -- Fiction.

Conspiracies -- Fiction.

Military airships -- Fiction.

Fighter pilots -- Fiction.

Terrorists -- Fiction.

Genre:

Thrillers (Fiction)

Fiction.

Suspense fiction.

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Library	Call Number	Status
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USA Today best-selling author

Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Medal

The C-500 with its revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, had become the freight airframe of choice-- until a routine delivery goes horribly wrong

Falling like a stone from six miles up, a brand-new C-500 crashes in central France, killing two pilots aboard. With over one hundred C-500s in service around the world, interest is keen to get to the bottom of the mystery. When French officials take over this highly public investigation, they call in the best there is: they call Frank " Jammer" Davis.

A retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Davis is part of the NTSB' s " go team." With a reputation for getting things done-- and for steamrolling anyone who gets in his way-- Davis starts to dig.

But just as Davis starts his investigation, news of the crash is overshadowed by a more spectacular disaster: suicide bombers attack oil refineries across the world, sending governments and financial markets into a tailspin.

A relentless Davis keeps working, but when he finally uncovers the cause of the crash, and its terrifying connection to the terrorist attacks, it is a conspiracy of unthinkable proportions.

A conspiracy he might not be able to stop.

Perfect for fans of Nelson DeMille, Tom Clancy, and Michael Crichton

While all of the novels in the Jammer Davis Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:

Fly by Wire
Fly by Night
Passenger 19

Author Notes

Ward Larsen is a USA Today best-selling author and three-time winner of the Florida Book Award. His work has been nominated for both the Edgar and Macavity Awards. A former US Air Force fighter pilot, Larsen flew more than twenty missions in Operation Desert Storm. He also served as a federal law enforcement officer and is a trained aircraft accident investigator. Look for Amber Entertainment's film adaptation of Larsen's first thriller, The Perfect Assassin . His other novels include Stealing Trinity , Fly by Night , and Passenger 19 .

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

A serviceable hero and plot propel this largely workmanlike thriller from Larsen (Stealing Trinity). Tough, uncompromising National Transportation Safety Board investigator Jammer Davis attempts to uncover the cause of a mysterious crash of the brand new CargoAir C-500, a flying-wing cargo plane operating under fly-by-wire technology. Meanwhile, a series of terrorist suicide attacks threatens oil facilities around the world. Jammer, aided by his semi-love interest, CIA agent Anna Sorensen, will stop at nothing as he bulls his way through bureaucratic obstruction, inept and corrupt officials, hired killers, and problems at home with his teenage daughter, Jenny. Eventually, he gets on the trail of a far larger plot involving a cabal of international businessmen out for economic gain. Larsen ties up all his loose ends nicely, and a nail-biter conclusion finally heats up the action. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Booklist Review

A new cargo plane crashes in France, and the National Transportation Safety Board sends Jammer Davis to investigate in Larsen's latest thriller. Davis' superiors want easy answers, and the easiest answer of all is pilot error. The plane has a sophisticated fly-by-wire design; if the crash was due to manufacturing, the economic cost of all the cargo shipments screeching to a halt would be catastrophic. Jammer has his doubts, however, and his investigation reveals a shocking conspiracy that has ties to a rash of terrorist bombings at oil refineries. Larsen is fast becoming a thriller writer to watch. He clearly knows his subject matter and has a knack for writing about technology without it getting in the way of the story or the characters. Fans of the aviation thrillers of John Nance and of Michael Crichton's Airframe (1996) will find much to enjoy here.--Ayers, Jeff Copyright 2010 Booklist