Blackout Author:John J. Nance Minutes after a Boeing 747 rises majestically into a Hong Kong sunset, a flash splits the darkening sky. The pilot - suddenly blinded and doubled over in pain - fumbles in the dark in a frantic effort to gain control as the huge jet shudders through its descent. Kat Bronsky, FBI agent and terrorism specialist, is assigned the hunt for a Challeng... more »er-class business jet seen nearby just before the incident. The case poses countless questions: Was the flash a pilot error, a missile attack, or a malfunction? Or was it some new kind of weapon? And why are several government agencies interested in what Kat uncovers?« less
The Boeing 747-400 rises through a beautiful Hong Kong sunset on its way to Los Angeles. But within minutes of take-off the plane is rocked by a mystery explosion just outside the cockpit, which leaves one pilot dead and the other totally blinded. While hundreds of passengers hold on for their lives, an amateur onboard team struggles desperately to manuever the huge machine to a safe landing. But soon they become aware that they are still being targeted...