Fly By Wire

By Ward Larsen

USA Today best-selling author

With its revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, the C-500 had become the freight airframe of choice. Until a routine delivery goes horribly wrong.

Falling like a stone from six miles up, a brand new C-500 crashes in central France, killing the two pilots aboard. When French officials take over this highly public investigation, they call in the best there is: Frank 'Jammer' Davis. A retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Davis is part of the NTSB's 'go-team.' With a reputation for getting things done—and for steamrolling anyone who gets in his way—Davis starts to dig.

But just as Davis starts his investigation, news of the crash is overshadowed by a more spectacular disaster: suicide bombers attack oil refineries worldwide, sending governments and financial markets into a tailspin. A relentless Davis keeps investigating, but uncovering the cause of the crash, and its terrifying connection to this worldwide disaster, reveals a conspiracy of unthinkable proportions—a conspiracy he might not be able to stop. But, Jammer Davis won't stop until he gets answers—or until somebody stops him from getting answers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
• Release date: Sep 6, 2010
• ISBN: 9781933515878

Ward Larsen

Ward Larsen is a USA Today bestselling author, and multiple-time winner of the Florida Book Award. His first thriller, The Perfect Assassin, has been optioned for film by Amber Entertainment. He has also been nominated for the Macavity and Silver Falchion Awards. A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Larsen has served as a federal law enforcement officer, airline captain, and is a trained aircraft accident investigator.

Reviews for Fly By Wire

[alan1946 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fly By Wire by Ward Larsen (1st in the Jammer Davis Series}4.5 starsAmazon Description.With its revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, the C-500 had become the freight airframe of choice. Until a routine delivery goes horribly wrong. Falling like a stone from six miles up, a brand new C-500 crashes in central France, killing two pilots aboard. When French officials take over this highly public investigation, they call in the best there is: they call Frank Jammer Davis. A retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Davis is part of the NTSB's go-team. With a reputation for getting things done-and for steamrolling anyone who gets in his way-Davis starts to dig. But just as Davis starts his investigation, news of the crash is overshadowed by a more spectacular disaster: suicide bombers attack oil refineries worldwide, sending governments and financial markets into a tailspin. A relentless Davis keeps investigating, but uncovering the cause of the crash, and its terrifying connection to this worldwide disaster, reveals a conspiracy of unthinkable proportions-a conspiracy he might not be able to stop. Jammer Davis won't stop until he gets answers-or until somebody stops him from getting answers.Review.I like books that grab you from the first page, and then hold on to your interest so much that it seems to be no time at all before you have finished the book. This is one of those books for me.The plot is logical, steers clear of developing into scenarios that are not believable and contains some surprises along the way. I was interested in Larsen’s knowledge of aircraft mechanics and development, which is not surprising knowing his background as a military pilot, and he always managed to keep such content interesting.The idea of such a conspiracy as the one behind this story is quite terrifying, but Larsen never allows it to go too far as to make it incredible. I look forward to the next in the series.