A Long Day for Dying

by Patrick A. Davis

U.S. Air Force investigator Martin Collins confronts the most dangerous case of his career when he is called in to uncover the truth about the death of General Michael Garber, the newly appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is found dead in the private compartment of his aircraft, a seemingly accidental death that turns out to be a near-perfect murder. Original.

Genres: Fiction, Military Fiction, Thriller

448 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Patrick A. Davis is the national and New York Times bestselling author of six previous novels: The Commander, A Slow Walk to Hell, A Long Day for Dying, The Colonel, The General, and The Passenger. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the Army Command and General Staff College, and a former Air Force major who flew during the Gulf War. He helped plan and direct U-2 surveillance operations for Operation Desert Storm and flew eleven combat sorties. He is a former pilot with a major airline.

Reviews

[Scar · Rating 4 out of 5]

i truly enjoyed this. i hadn’t read (finished) much in april so this is the first book i’ve read since march. it was great. i love the writing style and enjoyed following Martin & his colleagues. the story did tend to drag a bit for some parts, but overall i enjoyed reading this. i’m hoping i’ll end up reading more from this author.

[Kim Repinski · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the military thrillers. Another author to look for

[james · Rating 3 out of 5]

Author is an airline pilot who writes novels with a military background. This book deals with an investigation about the death of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs on the eve of the more recent Iraqi War. The investigation proceeds, but absolutely no one, with the exception of the victim's father, wants any results other than accidental death. This was written in 2003 and I fear there are no more, although there were several earlier books by this fine author.

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many mistakes!!! Doesn't anybody proof-read anymore??? It was really annoying because there were so many mistakes, grammatical and names of characters.

That being said, the book had an interesting plot. Although, personally, I kept wishing the main character would be a little more forceful. Guess he is realistic.

[Ian Mewhinney · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5: First hearing of this author, but this was a great all around Military/Political Thriller with a side of murder mystery. It focuses on the Joint Chiefs of staff in the pentagon, and given the author's background in the military, everything was very detailed and well put together for this genre.

[Mason · Rating 5 out of 5]

He gets better with every book. I like the AF angle to his books. I hope he keeps writing. This was a great read.

[Toesnorth's mom]

a whole book for one day, too-too