Would the Twin Towers still be standing if federal air marshals were flying on September 11, 2001? Ex-sky marshal Jack High thinks so, and he’s about to make the government and airlines pay for gross negligence. Armed with a top-secret gun-cloaking device, he hijacks a new blended-wing airliner and demands that the passengers take a journey back to 1970 when the original sky marshals flew. With the taste of ashes still in their memories of 9/11, the passengers eat first-class meals and read America’s Most Wanted Novel that Nobody Ever Wanted on the inflight Internet.
Fly first class around the world—Paris, Rome, Bangkok—compliments of the besieged airlines. Be anyone you want to be—CEO, plastic surgeon, biodynamic therapist—all expenses paid by the government. It’s a dream job and Andrea High loves it. Total anonymity. Drugs. Sex. Violence. Who’s to know when even your sex is in question? The hijacker, of course, ready to strike! Highly addicted to being a cover story, Andrea loses sight of the destination, and the flight becomes a terrorism of obscurity—the very thing the passengers are helpless to destroy. Written by a former sky marshal, this book takes place in jumbo jets, communal apartments, hotel rooms, and blue rooms. Boardrooms and courtrooms are not on the itinerary.
Since the inauguration of the sky marshal program in 1970, U.S. sky marshals (now known as air marshals) have flown millions of miles in search of the elusive skyjacker. Originally assigned to the U.S. Department of Treasury, they possessed unprecedented law enforcement powers (namely, the power to search and seize without a warrant or even probable cause), and were guided by one overriding course of action—shoot first and ask questions later. Complaints of misbehavior and airline emphasis on ground security brought about a significant reduction in force during the 1980s. However, since 9/11, a new force of air marshals has arisen, albeit less endowed than their unruly progenitors.
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Fly first class around the world—Paris, Rome, Bangkok—compliments of the besieged airlines. Be anyone you want to be—CEO, plastic surgeon, biodynamic therapist—all expenses paid by the government. It’s a dream job and Andrea High loves it. Total anonymity. Drugs. Sex. Violence. Who’s to know when even your sex is in question? The hijacker, of course, ready to strike! Highly addicted to being a cover story, Andrea loses sight of the destination, and the flight becomes a terrorism of obscurity—the very thing the passengers are helpless to destroy. Written by a former sky marshal, this book takes place in jumbo jets, communal apartments, hotel rooms, and blue rooms. Boardrooms and courtrooms are not on the itinerary.
Since the inauguration of the sky marshal program in 1970, U.S. sky marshals (now known as air marshals) have flown millions of miles in search of the elusive skyjacker. Originally assigned to the U.S. Department of Treasury, they possessed unprecedented law enforcement powers (namely, the power to search and seize without a warrant or even probable cause), and were guided by one overriding course of action—shoot first and ask questions later. Complaints of misbehavior and airline emphasis on ground security brought about a significant reduction in force during the 1980s. However, since 9/11, a new force of air marshals has arisen, albeit less endowed than their unruly progenitors.
Lost in the Blue Room
Would the Twin Towers still be standing if federal air marshals were flying on September 11, 2001? Ex-sky marshal Jack High thinks so, and he’s about to make the government and airlines pay for gross negligence. Armed with a top-secret gun-cloaking device, he hijacks a new blended-wing airliner and demands that the passengers take a journey back to 1970 when the original sky marshals flew. With the taste of ashes still in their memories of 9/11, the passengers eat first-class meals and read America’s Most Wanted Novel that Nobody Ever Wanted on the inflight Internet.
Fly first class around the world—Paris, Rome, Bangkok—compliments of the besieged airlines. Be anyone you want to be—CEO, plastic surgeon, biodynamic therapist—all expenses paid by the government. It’s a dream job and Andrea High loves it. Total anonymity. Drugs. Sex. Violence. Who’s to know when even your sex is in question? The hijacker, of course, ready to strike! Highly addicted to being a cover story, Andrea loses sight of the destination, and the flight becomes a terrorism of obscurity—the very thing the passengers are helpless to destroy. Written by a former sky marshal, this book takes place in jumbo jets, communal apartments, hotel rooms, and blue rooms. Boardrooms and courtrooms are not on the itinerary.
Since the inauguration of the sky marshal program in 1970, U.S. sky marshals (now known as air marshals) have flown millions of miles in search of the elusive skyjacker. Originally assigned to the U.S. Department of Treasury, they possessed unprecedented law enforcement powers (namely, the power to search and seize without a warrant or even probable cause), and were guided by one overriding course of action—shoot first and ask questions later. Complaints of misbehavior and airline emphasis on ground security brought about a significant reduction in force during the 1980s. However, since 9/11, a new force of air marshals has arisen, albeit less endowed than their unruly progenitors.
Fly first class around the world—Paris, Rome, Bangkok—compliments of the besieged airlines. Be anyone you want to be—CEO, plastic surgeon, biodynamic therapist—all expenses paid by the government. It’s a dream job and Andrea High loves it. Total anonymity. Drugs. Sex. Violence. Who’s to know when even your sex is in question? The hijacker, of course, ready to strike! Highly addicted to being a cover story, Andrea loses sight of the destination, and the flight becomes a terrorism of obscurity—the very thing the passengers are helpless to destroy. Written by a former sky marshal, this book takes place in jumbo jets, communal apartments, hotel rooms, and blue rooms. Boardrooms and courtrooms are not on the itinerary.
Since the inauguration of the sky marshal program in 1970, U.S. sky marshals (now known as air marshals) have flown millions of miles in search of the elusive skyjacker. Originally assigned to the U.S. Department of Treasury, they possessed unprecedented law enforcement powers (namely, the power to search and seize without a warrant or even probable cause), and were guided by one overriding course of action—shoot first and ask questions later. Complaints of misbehavior and airline emphasis on ground security brought about a significant reduction in force during the 1980s. However, since 9/11, a new force of air marshals has arisen, albeit less endowed than their unruly progenitors.
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| BN ID: | 2940013214774 |
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| Publisher: | Canto 34 Press |
| Publication date: | 11/01/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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