Fly By Wire
A Jammer Davis Thriller
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4.3 • 43 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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.
Customer Reviews
Great story!
Years ago, this would have been classed as a 'ripping yarn'. It would make a great film. Jason Statham as Jammer Davis maybe?