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'Amazing . . . Intense suspense, shocks and scares plus chilling insider authenticity make this one very special' LEE CHILD
'FALLING is the best kind of thriller (for me as a reader anyway). Characters you care deeply about. Nonstop, totally authentic suspense' JAMES PATTERSON
'Attention, please: T. J. Newman has…

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Wow! I binged this book in three days (But waited until I got back from Europe because, you know, stuff happens on a plane.)
The premise was great and Newman's work as a flight attendant brought realism to this whole story. Another debut book.  

The suspense in this book had me turning pages even when I had no right to still be awake. I thought about the plot all through the day at work and wondered how the pilot, the FBI, and the “bad guys” were going to all end up.  

There is no way this won't be a movie…

This recent phenom took the book world by storm with a premise that mainlines into a secret fear every one of us harbors – the plane going down! Rumor has it, this former flight attendant wrote this story in the jump seat on her flights, imagining what would happen if the pilot was forced with the decision to crash the plane or have his family killed. From there, it was honed and fine-tuned to be nothing short of riveting – each chapter doling out a teaspoon of satisfaction but ending with a new cliffhanger. The perfect recipe for addictive suspense.…

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