<div>A female investment banker starts up a visionary airline, taking on Wall Street, the airline industry, and an international terrorist syndicate in this electrifying thriller from New York Times&ndash;bestselling author John J. Nance The bed is so comfortable that Elizabeth Sterling sleeps through her alarm, high above the Pacific, reveling in the comforts of the most luxurious airliner ever built. It&rsquo;s the flagship of the newly revived Pan Am, the most audacious experiment in aviation history. The airline&rsquo;s backers believe they can redefine commercial air travel by providing luxury at forty thousand feet&mdash;and they need Sterling to get them off the ground. A Wall Street titan with a love of flying, Sterling is up to the challenge. But when the venture comes under attack by its lenders, competitors, and a shadowy cabal of international terrorists, she needs more than a new business strategy. With help from chief pilot Brian Murphy and investigator Creighton MacRae, Sterling masterminds a risky plan to defeat the sinister forces that are sabotaging her new airline and threatening her life. </div>

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Phoenix Rising

<div>A planeload of enraged passengers declares mutiny when their captain makes an emergency landing in the middle of a war zone in this action-packed thriller from New York Times&ndash;bestselling author John J. Nance In a desperate attempt to cut costs, Meridian Airlines has given up on any pretense of customer service. The passengers on Meridian Flight Six from Boston to Cape Town are fed up with hours-long delays, uncomfortable cabin conditions, and rude airline personnel. But Brian Logan is more than a disgruntled passenger: He believes Meridian killed his wife and he&rsquo;s about to take revenge by lighting the fuse of disaster. When Capt. Phil Knight makes a forced landing in a hotbed of insurgents in Nigeria, he&rsquo;s facing more than a rebel firefight. Violence erupts inside the cabin as Logan leads the passengers in a revolt. But with the loss of radio contact, the civilians don&rsquo;t realize that NATO and the CIA believe their plane has been hijacked by terrorists and must be taken down. </div>

Turbulence

<div>A plane carrying a supervirus searches for a place to land in this &ldquo;combination of The Hot Zone and Speed&rdquo; by a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author (USA Today). On a snowy road in a German forest, Ernest Helms sees a man trying to break into his car. After a scuffle, Helms escapes with only a cut on his hand. Hours later, he collapses aboard a flight from Frankfurt to New York. The pilot, Capt. James Holland, radios London to plan an emergency landing to save Helms&mdash;and then the nightmare begins. Heathrow denies Holland permission to land: Helms has been stricken with an ultracontagious pathogen that threatens the entire planet. When Germany also refuses to let him land, Holland and his passengers are prisoners of the sky, caught between a deadly disease and a world that would rather shoot them down than risk contamination. Written by a former aviator known as the master of mile-high suspense, this is a pulse-pounding thriller about infectious disease in the tradition of Outbreak and The Andromeda Strain. Threatened by hostile governments on the ground and disease in the sky, Captain Holland is in for the flight of his life. </div>

Pandora's Clock

<div>A pilot races through the sky to stop a nuclear catastrophe in this &ldquo;compelling&rdquo; thriller by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of Pandora&rsquo;s Clock (People). Vivian Henry hasn&rsquo;t heard her ex-husband&rsquo;s voice in three years, but it still fills her with fear. Dangerous and brilliant, Dr. Rogers Henry is calling because he&rsquo;s dying. He offers Vivian a fortune in insurance money if she&rsquo;ll carry out one final task for him: Take the Medusa device to Washington, DC. The Medusa is his life&rsquo;s work&mdash;a thermonuclear bomb capable of knocking out all modern technology in the country&mdash;and he wants her to deliver it to the Pentagon before it falls into the wrong hands. Cargo plane captain Scott McKay is miles above the ground when the Medusa begins to speak. A recording of Dr. Henry&rsquo;s voice announces that the device is active and about to explode. With nowhere to land, Captain McKay must rely on his instincts and fly like he has never flown before to prevent a worldwide apocalypse. Medusa&rsquo;s Child proves once again that John Nance is the &ldquo;king of the modern-day aviation thriller&rdquo; (Publishers Weekly).</div>

Medusa's Child

<div>An FBI hostage negotiator confronts a commercial pilot who has hijacked his own plane in this spellbinding thriller from New York Times&ndash;bestselling author John J. Nance Airline pilot Ken Wolfe does not rattle easily. But when he learns that Rudolph Bostich is on his flight, his face goes pale. Bostich, the presumptive nominee for US Attorney General, bungled the case against the man who kidnapped and killed Wolfe&rsquo;s daughter. The pilot is prepared to do whatever it takes to get revenge&mdash;even setting off a bomb on a plane full of passengers. FBI agent, psychologist, and rookie hostage negotiator Kat Bronsky now has one hundred and thirty lives riding on her every word. As Bronsky speaks with the volatile Wolfe, she realizes she must solve the mystery of an eleven-year-old girl&rsquo;s murder&mdash;in a matter of hours&mdash;to avert disaster. </div>

The Last Hostage

<div>A government investigator looks into the cover-up of a deadly plane crash in this aviation thriller from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of Lockout. In the control tower at Kansas City International Airport, all the radar displays are red. But for the experienced pilots of North America Airlines, the thunderstorms aren&rsquo;t the problem: NAA has been cutting costs to stave off bankruptcy, and will do anything to keep their planes in the air. Unfortunately, no matter what they do, one is on its way down. After the aircraft collides with another plane on the Kansas City runway, in one of the worst aviation disasters of the decade, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Joe Wallingford arrives on the scene. As he studies the wreckage and pieces together the events that led to the tragedy, he realizes there&rsquo;s far more at play than pilot error or equipment malfunction. Wallingford will have to risk his career&mdash;and perhaps even his life&mdash;to solve the puzzle of the crash.</div>

Final Approach

<div>A &ldquo;gripping&rdquo; look at the massive disasters that could strike at any moment, from a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author (San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle). Far beneath the earth&rsquo;s surface, great tectonic plates grind against one another with incredible pressure that must&mdash;inevitably&mdash;be released. Earthquakes manifest with little warning, upending buildings, shattering infrastructure, and unleashing devastating tsunamis. In this remarkable survey of the history of seismology and the extraordinary seismic events that have occurred in the United States, Mexico, China, and other locales, author John J. Nance traces the discoveries of the scientists who have dedicated their lives to understanding and predicting one of the deadliest threats known to mankind. From the Pacific Northwest to the Midwest and the East Coast, most of the United States&mdash;not just California&mdash;is in danger of a massive quake, and few citizens are adequately prepared. Through riveting firsthand interviews with earthquake survivors, and with the same command of technical detail and gripping style that he brings to his New York Times&ndash;bestselling thrillers, Nance demonstrates the need for readiness&mdash;because the next big quake could happen tomorrow.</div>

On Shaky Ground

<div>A scientist and a pilot&rsquo;s daughter investigate a top-secret computer program that can control any plane in the sky in this spine-tingling thriller from New York Times&ndash;bestselling author John J. Nance For eighteen months, Dr. Ben Cole has worked to develop Skyhook, a highly advanced autopilot that can direct aircraft from the ground. On the first test run, something goes wrong over the Gulf of Alaska plunging Cole&rsquo;s plane toward a supertanker at maximum speed. But moments before impact, the computer switches off, saving his life. Seeking answers, Cole joins forces with April Rosen, whose pilot father narrowly missed his own midair collision over the same waters where Skyhook was tested. Unraveling the mystery of these near-disasters pits Cole and Rosen against shadowy forces within the Pentagon who will go to dangerous lengths to keep the public from discovering the true purpose&mdash;and the real dangers&mdash;of Skyhook. </div>

Skyhook

<div>Two air force pilots race to stop an Iraqi bioweapon in this thriller filled with &ldquo;white-knuckle flight scenes&rdquo; from a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews). A scientist charged by Saddam Hussein with pioneering a horrific breakthrough in biological warfare, Shakir Abbas defects at the American embassy to warn the world of the new weapon. America&rsquo;s worst nightmare has come true&mdash;and now US forces must scramble to put together a plan to destroy the weapon of mass destruction. When the operation goes awry in Saudi Arabia, Col. Will Westerman commandeers a C-141 transport to get the Special Forces team into Iraq. With the help of air force buddy Col. Doug Harris, Westerman reaches his target only to discover that the unthinkable has happened. Now they must use all their ingenuity, daring, and adrenaline to stop a worldwide catastrophe&mdash;and survive what looks increasingly like a suicide mission. From the bestselling author of Pandora&rsquo;s Clock and the Kat Bronsky series&mdash;a pilot and Operation Desert Storm veteran himself&mdash;this is a &ldquo;gripping&rdquo; aviation thriller (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) featuring &ldquo;thoroughly realistic background detail and an entirely too plausible plot&rdquo; (Kirkus Reviews). </div>

Scorpion Strike

<div>New York Times&ndash;Bestselling Author: An FBI agent uncovers a conspiracy to send planes falling from the sky in this &ldquo;white-knuckle adventure&rdquo; (Publishers Weekly). A Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 jetliner crashes into the Gulf of Mexico a mile inside Cuban waters, killing all three hundred and twenty passengers onboard. The last three minutes on the plane&rsquo;s cockpit voice and data recorders have been erased. Was this a massive mechanical failure or an act of terrorism? At an air terrorism conference, FBI agent Kat Bronsky learns Washington Post reporter Robert McCabe has received frightening information about the MD-11 crash from a source that mysteriously disappeared. When another airliner goes down after its pilots are flash-blinded midflight, Bronsky and McCabe find themselves at the center of what might be a deadly government cover-up. Unable to trust her colleagues at the FBI, Bronsky must rely on her own wits and piloting skills as she races from the jungles of Vietnam to the forests of the American Northwest to unmask the conspirators before the entire American airline industry comes crashing out of the sky. John J. Nance is in top form with this suspense-charged, action-packed novel that solidifies his reputation as the king of the aviation thriller.</div>

Blackout

<div>Two novels by a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author who can &ldquo;keep even the most experienced thriller addicts strapped into their seats for the whole flight&rdquo; (People). Featuring FBI hostage negotiator Kat Bronsky, these are two stories of pilots, passengers, and planes in peril that move at supersonic speed. The Last Hostage: When airline pilot Ken Wolfe learns that the presumptive nominee for US attorney general is on his flight, his blood runs cold. Rudolph Bostich bungled the case after Wolfe&rsquo;s daughter was kidnapped and killed&mdash;and let the perpetrator walk. Now Wolfe is prepared to do anything for revenge, including hijacking his own plane. It&rsquo;s up to FBI agent, psychologist, and rookie hostage negotiator Kat Bronsky to solve the mystery of an eleven-year-old girl&rsquo;s murder and save the lives of 130 terrified passengers. Blackout: A Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 jetliner crashes into the Gulf of Mexico a mile inside Cuban waters, killing all onboard. The last three minutes on the plane&rsquo;s cockpit voice and data recorders have been erased. Was it a massive mechanical failure or an act of terrorism? When another airliner goes down after its pilots are flash-blinded midflight, Kat Bronsky races from the jungles of Southeast Asia to the forests of the American Northwest to unmask the conspirators before the entire American airline industry comes crashing out of the sky.</div>

The Kat Bronsky Thrillers

<div>A pilot&rsquo;s emergency maneuver lands him in court in this thriller by a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author who &ldquo;knows how to keep his readers turning pages.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist On takeoff from Denver during a winter blizzard, an airliner piloted by veteran Captain Marty Mitchell overruns a commuter plane from behind. Bizarrely, the fuselage of the smaller aircraft is tenuously wedged onto the wing of his Boeing 757, leading Mitchell to an impossible life-or-death choice. Mitchell&rsquo;s decision will land the former military pilot in the crosshairs of a viciously ambitious district attorney determined to send him to prison for doing his job. Despondent and deeply wounded by what he sees as betrayal by the system, Mitchell at first refuses to defend himself or even assist the corporate lawyer forced to represent him. Pitted against the prosecutorial prowess of a DA using Mitchell&rsquo;s case to audition for a political appointment is young defense attorney Judith Winston. Her lack of experience in criminal cases could mean the end of Mitchell&rsquo;s freedom, if he doesn&rsquo;t end his own life first. But like the pilot she represents, she will not give up in the face of devastating odds&mdash;and she&rsquo;s growing ever more determined to expose the corruption behind his personal nightmare . . . &ldquo;King of the modern-day aviation thriller.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;In the air, or in a courtroom, nobody writes a better thriller than John J. Nance.&rdquo; &mdash;Steve Jackson, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author</div>

16 Souls

<div>A passenger plane is electronically hijacked&mdash;and may be aimed at a target that could kill millions: &ldquo;A wild ride through the night sky.&rdquo; &mdash;Capt. &ldquo;Sully&rdquo; Sullenberger, #1 New York Times&ndash;bestselling author Over the Atlantic in the dark of night, the electronic brain of Pangia Airlines Flight 10 quietly and without warning disconnects all the cockpit controls and reverses course on its own. The crew of the huge Airbus 330 at first senses nothing, the flight displays still showing them on course to New York. But with puzzled passengers reporting stars on the wrong side and growing alarm over the sudden failure of all their radios&mdash;not to mention armed fighters pulling alongside to force them to land&mdash;the confused pilots discover that Flight 10 is streaking back toward the hyper-volatile Middle East, and there is nothing they can do about it. An alphabet soup of federal agencies struggle for answers. Messages fly between Washington and Tel Aviv as suspicions grow about a plot to spark a nuclear war. The presence of a hated former head of state in first class fuels fearful speculation. As time and fuel run low, flying at full throttle toward a hostile border, Capt. Jerry Tollefson and First Officer Dan Horneman have to put their personal animosities aside and risk everything to wrest control from the electronic ghost holding them&mdash;and perhaps the world&mdash;on a course to certain disaster. And in the war room in Tel Aviv, the interim Prime Minister of Israel grapples with a horrifying choice between three hundred airborne lives and the probability of millions more casualties . . . &ldquo;King of the modern-day aviation thriller.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly</div>

Lockout

<div>Buckle your seatbelts for three high-flying aviation thrillers&mdash;written by experienced pilots including a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Lockout Whoever has electronically disconnected the flight controls of Pangia Flight 10 as it streaks toward the volatile Middle East may be trying to provoke a nuclear war. With time and fuel running out, the pilots are forced to put animosities aside and risk everything to wrest control from the electronic ghost holding them on a course to disaster. &ldquo;A wild ride through the night sky.&rdquo; &mdash;Capt. &ldquo;Sully&rdquo; Sullenberger, #1 New York Times&ndash;bestselling author Paper Wings When a boat is found adrift off Fort Lauderdale, the investigation leads to more than murder&mdash;the evidence points to an &ldquo;accident&rdquo; that downed a passenger jet in Bermuda. Capt. Hart Lindy&rsquo;s role in the NTSB investigation puts him on a flight path to danger trying to determine what really happened to Flight 63. &ldquo;A masterful melange of deadly mysteries and desperate acts.&rdquo; &mdash;John J. Nance, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author The Strait Upon learning that Swede Bergstrom, the hero who saved his life, has been killed during the commission of a crime, pilot Jake Silver agrees to follow Swede&rsquo;s mysterious and beautiful sister, Christina, on a search to clear her brother&rsquo;s name. Their odyssey will take them into the heart of darkness itself, dodging death every step of the way . . . &ldquo;The Strait interrupted my normal sleep cycle . . . a page-turner for sure.&rdquo; &mdash;Donald J. Porter, aviation historian and author of Flight Failure</div>

Thrilled to Death Volume Two

<div>The New York Times–bestselling author “successfully melds a timely topic, forest fires, with his specialty, pulse-pounding airborne excitement” (Booklist). Veteran pilot Clark Maxwell thought his firebombing days were well behind him. But when Jerry Stein, Maxwell’s friend and airtanker fleet-owner, calls at the height of the fire season to beg him to reenter the war, he doesn’t hesitate. A pair of ferocious forest fires is raging out of control, threatening to destroy Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and incinerate thousands of area homes. After a mysterious string of violent airborne accidents among the airtanker fleet claims the lives of some of the most fearless and experienced veterans, a paranoia starts to spread . . . In the middle of the area’s worst wildfire season in history, Maxwell is convinced that a sinister cover-up is behind the rash of horrific air disasters. Were the planes’ inspection papers forged? Is someone capitalizing on these crashes? As he races to unravel a very real mystery and prevent a natural disaster of massive proportions, Maxwell’s probe reaches the upper levels of the very government agencies charged with mounting the aerial firefighting effort—a move that for wholly unexpected reasons just may cost him his life . . . and the life of Karen Jones, the married smoke jumper with whom he seems to have fallen in love. In amazing detail, with the signature authenticity only a veteran pilot could provide, John J. Nance creates a hair-raising thriller that will leave readers breathless from cover to cover. “Nance’s best book in years.” —Publishers Weekly</div>

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