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Fly by Night

by Ward Larsen
Oceanview, dist. by Midpoint Trade. Nov. 2011. c.336p. ISBN 9781608090297. $25.95. F
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Recently widowed, retired Air Force major Jammer Davis is dealing with a daughter who is growing up too quickly when he is asked to investigate a plane crash in the Horn of Africa. A top-secret device called Dark Star has disappeared, and the chase is on to retrieve it before terrorists can use it to unleash chaos. Davis, the very large and occasionally violent almost superhero from Larsen's earlier Fly by Wire, finds himself working with a pilot he despises and a gorgeous Italian doctor who serves the needy (and, yes, Jammer is needy). There are chases galore and plenty of tense action that could result in the massacre of Middle Eastern leaders and the destruction of the Great Pyramid.
VERDICT Larsen, a former Air Force fighter pilot who's flown many combat missions, is a skilled writer who knows his technology but does not let it overwhelm his story. His latest is a solid action novel that will appeal to aviation thriller junkies who enjoy John J. Nance and Dana Haynes.
Reviewed by Robert Conroy, Warren, MI , Oct 01, 2011
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