Dangerous Past

A. F. Ebbers

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0978948238 ISBN 13 : 9780978948238

Editeur : Silverhawk Books, 2007

Book by AF Ebbers

Reseña del editor :

Dangerous Past is a contemporary tale of an airline captain who is being stalked by unknown assailants. In their first attempt, an airliner piloted by Braden undergoes a decompression explosion that the FBI believes he deliberately caused in a suicide attempt. Their second attempt on Braden's life also fails when he is rescued by his surgeon wife, Nicole. Day by day, the couple are pulled deeper and deeper into a dangerous web of intrigue as more attempts are made on his life. And when Braden turns to the authorities for help, they do not believe his assassination attempt stories because they think he is schizophrenic, exactly what his assailants want the authorities to believe. When the main antagonist fails to have Braden killed within the specific time frame, a message is given to Braden. "If you don't testify at the Senate Hearings, I'll give you a million dollars and your wife' life. Braden now faces the dilemma of remaining silent and safe or risking his life and the lives of his wife and children to expose a corrupt and powerful Washington figure. The aviation conspiracy thriller spans from Vietnam through contemporary times and touches the highest levels of Washington.

Nota de la solapa :

(Lead-in blurb to flap copy). "Full of timely subject matter, explosive action, superbly written by a man who has done it all. Genuine page turner," ---Gary Prosser, senior airline captain, B747, DC-10, B777, B737, B727. Dangerous Past is a contemporary story of an airline captain who is being stalked by unknown assailants. For the past three decades, airline captain Frank Braden has never forgiven himself for turning his back on his older brother, Jack, shortly before his brother disappeared in 'Nam. As if fate decided to inflict punishment on him now--for that and for assisting the CIA as a young pilot in 'Nam 30 years ago--he and his surgeon wife, Nicole, suddenly tumbled into bankruptcy due to a huge stock market loss. Soon afterwards, the airliner that Braden is flying undergoes a terrifying and deadly decompression explosion. Braden is suspended from his job and is suspected to being unstable since the FBI believes he caused the airliner explosion in a suicide attempt. Little by little, Braden and his wife are pulled deeper and deeper into a dangerous web of intrigue. Several attempts are made on his life and even his wife is threatened with death. And when Braden turns to the FBI and local police for help, they do not believe his stories since they think he is schizophrenic and suicidal, exactly what his assailants want the authorities to believe.