Blackout

An airliner flies out of control when a mysterious light penetrates the cockpit leaving no one capable of flying it to safety - except maybe a kid who knows the Boeing 747 controls from a flight simulator. And to make matters worse, there are similarities between this 'flash' incident, and another jumbo jet that got into trouble in the skies near Cuba. Is this a new kind of terrorism? Or some sort of internal sabotage? Or maybe just a coincidence? Book series heroine FBI Agent Katherine 'Kat' Bronsky is delivering a seminar on just these kinds of problems when she is pressed into service to solve and save the 'rudderless' jumbo jet and its two hundred passengers. With mysterious information provided to her by a newspaper reporter covering her seminar, she realizes evil forces, with possibly a worldwide network that rivals the capabilities and size of the FBI, are at work. These nefarious forces quickly make her and others the hunted, instead of the hunters.Just when you hope for an adrenalin let up, this best yet JOHN NANCE aviation thriller climbs to a higher level of suspense, terror and fear. Series (swashbuckler?) character Kat Bronsky unconventional style continues to develop with this installment, along with her intelligence, wit and inventiveness. When every situation gets worse (by the minute), she gets better. So strap in, place your tray tables in their full upright position, and enjoy the flight.

You first must realize that this is a work of fiction and written to please the reader. Mr. Nance has done all this. Could it happen? I don't know. Did it keep me interested all the time? Yes. We have an author who does not use sex to sell, an author who uses violence when needed, but again not to sell the book. This is a book to enjoy both for the plot and the characters. I wondered throughout the entire book as to how it would end. There were a lot of times I thought I had it figured out and then I was not so sure. There are just enough players to keep you guessing and on edge.Buy this book. All his books have been good and this is as good or better.

I found some of Nance's books boring but this one rates up there with Last Hostage and Medusa's Child for quick action that keeps you turning the pages. I read it at one sitting.

Once again John Nance has written a winner. As a reader of all of his previous novels, I was thrilled to pick up his latest. From the minute I began reading this latest Airplane disaster, it was impossible to put it down. The explicit detail that Mr. Nance uses makes you feel as if you are on the plane with Mr. Mcabe and Kate Bronsky. The only negative in finishing this book is now I have to wait for the next one. You can bet I will be first in line when it comes out.

In Hong Kong, FBI Agent Kat Bronsky and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Robert McCabe wonder. . . where do you go when there is no place to hide from the people chasing after you? McCabe believes he has a partial answer to what caused Sea Air Flight 122 to crash in the Gulf of Mexico, killing over two hundred people. He is convinced that a terrorist act caused the disaster, but has no proof. Kat thinks McCabe has the evidence to prove his assertion. She plans to fly back to Washington with him, but at the last moment is called off the plane.They agree to meet, but a bizarre incident happens. The pilot of the plane McCabe is flying dies and the co-pilot goes blind. The plane crashes in Viet Nam with only six survivors. Kat rescues them even as the saboteurs give chase. These unknown assailants seem to always be one step ahead of Kat, as if they are being fed insider information from the top. Still, Kat thinks McCabe knows something critical even if he is unaware of its importance. He is the target and she must keep him safe.John J. Nance is renowned for his pulse pounding thrillers that always take the audience along for one heck of a ride. His latest tale, BLACKOUT, is another triumph for an author with one of the last decade's best résumé. The graphic story line feels so believable that many frequent flyers will take the bus just as many moviegoers avoided beaches after Jaws. The engaging characters gain empathy, as what happens to McCabe and Kat seems important to the reader. Mr. Nance provides his fans with an electrifying tale that shows how talented he is.Harriet Klausner