Altitude Zero: A gripping thriller of terror in the skies

by Hank Searls

One brave woman goes up against a dark and dangerous conspiracy in this gripping thriller of the unfriendly skies from bestselling author Hank Searls, renowned as a "formidable storyteller" (Buffalo News)

"A masterwork of thriller fiction . . . tension so gripping you feel you’ve lived the experience, not just read about it"—Ernest K. Gann
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There’s a killer aboard Flight 408 . . .

One of the passengers on Flight 408 is not what he seems. He’s a psychopath. He has incapacitated the pilot and taken control of the plane.

The only person who can prevent a catastrophe is the co-pilot, Anne Woodhouse.

Because the psychopath is her ex-husband—and their daughter is also on the plane.

In Altitude Zero Hank Searls captures the drama and danger of flight—made all the more authentic by his personal experience as a pilot. Prepare to be taken on the ultimate ride . . .
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‘A must-read thriller’ Harry Kemmelman

‘Compelling and chilling’ John J. Nance

‘Fasten your seatbelts for this one . . . a white knuckle flight you don’t want to miss’ Booklist

‘The air sequences are authentic’ New York Times

271 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 1991

About the author

Born Henry Hunt Searls Jr. novelist and screenwriter Hank Searls, author of the best-selling Overboard, Jaws II (based on the movie), and Sounding, is creator of the New Breed TV series and writer for the 1960's classic television series The Fugitive . His novel Pilgrim Project became Robert Altman's film Countdown. He has lived most of his life on, under, or over the ocean, having been a world-cruising yachtsman, underwater photographer, and Navy flier.

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