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Open Skies

Name: Open Skies
Author: Thomas Block
ISBN: 9781470135638

by Thomas Block

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Overview

His only novel written in first-person – in the voice of character Jack Sawyer, an ex-airline pilot turned private investigator – has now been extensively revised and turned into new editions in printed and ebook formats by author Thomas Block! The death of an airline copilot during a layover in Chicago may have looked like an accident, but there were suspicions that hinted at something else. Jack Sawyer is then hired to investigate and, along with his estranged wife Susan and a caste of others, he sets out to track down a killer and the real reasons behind the murder.

Originally published in England, reviewers there said:
“A chilling climax...Open Skies is his best!” London Daily Express
“Before we get to an unusual climax, there is action galore!” Sunderland Echo
“Tense, smart and especially appealing...” Liverpool Daily Post
“For the whodunnit fan looking for something different...good reading.” Dover Planner
“A super story, a chip off the old Block!” Glasgow Herald

About the Author, Thomas Block

Thomas Block has written a number of aviation-oriented novels, many which have gone on to acquire best-seller status in numerous countries. His novel writing began with the publication of "Mayday" in 1979. That novel was rewritten with his boyhood friend, novelist Nelson DeMille in 1998 and remains on DeMille's extensive backlist. "Mayday" became a CBS Movie of the Week in October, 2005.

Several of the other novels by Block include "Orbit" (a top bestseller in Germany, among other nations), "Airship Nine", "Forced Landing" (also done as a radio serialization drama in Japan), "Skyfall", "Open Skies" and "Captain". Thomas Block is still writing both fiction and non-fiction, and has edited and updated his earlier novels into ebooks in all the major formats and also into new full-sized (trade soft cover) printed versions.

Block's magazine writing began in 1968 and over the next five decades his work has appeared in numerous publications. He worked 20 years at FLYING Magazine as Contributing Editor, and as Contributing Editor to Plane & Pilot Magazine for 11 years. Block became Editor-at-Large for Piper Flyer Magazine and Cessna Flyer Magazine in 2001. During his long career as an aviation writer he has written on a wide array of subjects that range from involvement with government officials to evaluation reports on most everything that flies.

An airline pilot for US Airways for over 36 years before his retirement in April, 2000, Captain Thomas Block has been a pilot since 1959. Since 2002, he has lived on a ranch in Florida with his wife Sharon where they board, compete and train horses. Complete information (including direct links to booksellers) is available at http://www.ThomasBlockNovels.com or through the author’s additional website at http://www.FlyingB-Ranch.com. For Facebook users, complete information about Thomas Block Novels can also be found at two interlinked Facebook sites:
http://www.Facebook.com/Captain.by.Thomas.Block
http://www.Facebook.com/ThomasBlockNovels.

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Originally published in England, reviewers there said:
“A chilling climax...Open Skies is his best!” London Daily Express
“Before we get to an unusual climax, there is action galore!” Sunderland Echo
“Tense, smart and especially appealing...” Liverpool Daily Post
“For the whodunnit fan looking for something different...good reading.” Dover Planner
“A super story, a chip off the old Block!” Glasgow Herald