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A leased Boeing 727 is violently hijacked over Angola and flown to unknown locations. With the nation’s safety hanging in the balance, President Trump calls on Major Carlos Guillermo Castillo—an experienced pilot, West Point graduate, and Desert Storm veteran—to uncover the truth. In Africa, Castillo navigates alliances and adversaries, unraveling a plot of massive danger that threatens to spiral into disaster if he does not act swiftly.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: William E. Butterworth III
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