Nine Hours

By J Walter Hodgson

On Saturday 15th December 2007, a British Airways 747- 400 took off from John F Kennedy Airport in New York bound for London.

The journey was scheduled to take nine hours.

It arrived on the morning of Sunday 17th December… but the year was 2017.

On board were 120 passengers and 12 crew.

Nobody had aged.

All of their passports had expired.

As the aircraft approached Heathrow nobody on board was aware that they had been declared missing presumed dead ten years earlier.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J Walter Hodgson
• Release date: Oct 18, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386475606

J Walter Hodgson

After a successful business career as CEO of organisations in manufacturing, retailing and management consultancy, John joined the IoD (Institute of Directors) as a business consultant. He went on to become a senior lecturer on finance for non-financial directors, business strategy and negotiation skills.  He describes his time there as one of the most memorable and fulfilling chapters in his life.   After retiring, he turned his hand to writing, beginning with a series of self-help books that drew on personal experience. Titles include:  Top Tips: Interviewing, Top Tips: Writing a CV/Resume, The Interview Bible, Test Your Financial Awareness and Where to Find Things When I'm Gone. His venture into writing short stories began in 2016 with the publication of his first Novella:  GUILTY UNTIL PROVED INNOCENT which was quickly followed in 2017 with the sequel: THE BRAINTEASER. John lives with his wife Anyta in Cambridge, England. They have three children and eight grandchildren. Hobbies include travelling, eating out, playing golf and fly-fishing.  He is a passionate supporter and fund-raiser for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.

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Reviews for Nine Hours

[John Hodgson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Almost everybody flies nowadays. Just imagine a situation where your aircraft disappears en route and literally drops off the radar, yet passengers and crew are blissfully unaware.
The captain and crew go about their duties until an air traffic controller challenges them as they prepare to land at London Heathrow. Gripping.
Nine Hours