by T. J. Newman
First published 2019
Captain Bill Hoffman prepares for takeoff to New York with one hundred and forty-three passengers aboard his aircraft. Thirty minutes earlier, kidnappers seized his family. The terrorists deliver their ultimatum: his wife and children live only if every person on the plane dies. Hoffman faces an impossible decision as he sits in the cockpit with departure clearance granted. He must choose between the passengers who trust him to deliver them safely and his own family held hostage. The clock runs down as Hoffman weighs two unthinkable options. Newman forces readers into the cockpit of this moral nightmare, where a father's love collides with a pilot's duty. Every minute brings Hoffman closer to a choice that will destroy either his family or everyone depending on him to fly them home.
Genres: fiction, adventure, crime, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-choice, ticking-clock
Setting: New York
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Content warnings: violence