- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Jove (MM); Reissue edition (Feb 26 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0515132624
- ISBN-13: 978-0515132625
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 9.7 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,248,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Veteran aviation writer John J. Nance, a commercial pilot and TV commentator as well as a bestselling author, weighs in with a timely thriller whose near misses in the sky can't compete for drama with the political suspense unfolding on the ground. Former U.S. president John Harris, a principled politician who walked away from certain reelection because of a campaign promise to serve a single term, barely misses arrest on an Interpol warrant accusing him of violating the Treaty Against Torture by ordering a CIA operation against a biological weapons laboratory in Peru that resulted in the mutilation and murder of hundreds of innocent civilians.
The Peruvian government's hired gun is a British barrister who's tangled with Harris before; Harris's is an old friend and defrocked Texas judge who's languishing in obscurity at a Wyoming college when his former mentor calls on him for help--and who, not so coincidentally, has a deep-seated fear of flying. An added fillip is the plot's many references to the ongoing extradition battle over former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet on similar charges. But the real hero of this fast-paced suspense story is Craig Dayton, a reserve military officer and captain of the Boeing 737 that's running out of fuel as it searches for a safe harbor for Harris--not easy to find, since every nation in Europe has signed the treaty and will arrest Harris as soon as he lands.
It's a brilliant setup, and Nance handles it more than competently. Unusual for this writer, he pays as much attention to his human characters, their motivations and complexities, as he does to the aeronautical details. Harris is a bit overdone--what president ever walked away from a sure reelection win? And a secondary plot line featuring a group of veterans on Harris's flight who come to the aid of their former commander in chief errs on the side of sentimentality. Even so, this is a first-class read from a million-mile writer. --Jane Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
The real-life Pinochet extradition case inspires this international legal thriller peppered with bestselling author Nance's (Blackout, etc.) trademark razor-edge escape scenarios and death-defying aviation theatrics. Peru charges that former U.S. President John Harris ordered the brutal slaughter of peasant families by Shining Path mercenaries on a CIA-led raid on a Peruvian drug factory, in violation of the recently ratified International Treaty Against Torture. Powerful British lawyer Sir William Stuart Campbell takes Peru's case and, with a personal grudge to avenge, plans for the immediate arrest and extradition of the former president, who is on board a German commercial airline about to leave Athens. Tipped off by an American stewardess, the American and British pilots fake a hijacking and run for Rome, only to learn that warrants are waiting at every European airport. From the plane, Harris calls Jay Reinhart, a brilliant former law partner who was booted off the Texas bench, and gets him to take on Campbell's formidable team. While Reinhart jousts with Campbell in foreign courts, the pilots evade warrants by staying airborne with one stop at an American military base for refueling, playing nifty tricks that fool police, air traffic towers and their own company executives. Nance gets in jabs at diplomatic scuttling of military actions and sets up the David vs. Goliath legal battle with aplomb. Hair-raising near-disaster in the air, high courtroom drama and a strong international cast of characters make this surefire bestseller a nonstop read, with gut-wrenching twists that leave the reader scrabbling for a parachute. (Apr.)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Plans and Politicians,
By Douglas De Bono - Author of No Safe Harbor (Minnetonka, mn United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Headwind (Hardcover)
When a bogus warrant is issued for a former president of the United States under the auspices of a Torture and Terrorism treaty, you have plausible pre-September 11 scenario.There is a combination dramatic legal arguments and a globe hopping President attempting to stay one step ahead of the process servers in a chartered 737. AFter a couple of clunkers, it was good to read a well-paced and well thought out book.
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Not Enough Fuel and Nowhere to Land,
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This review is from: Headwind (Paperback)
Captain Craig Dayton flies a 737 for a German airline and is on the ground in Greece ready to take off. John Harris, a former President of the United States is aboard the flight. When Harris was in office he supposedly ordered an attack on a biological weapons factory in Peru and all the workers were tortured to death. Now, because there is an international treaty against torture, Peru has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Harris and it's Interpol's duty to enforce it.Dayton doesn't have any intention of turning Harris over to the Greek authorities or anyone else. He takes matters into his own hands, backs the plane away from the gate and takes off on an unused runway without clearance. However he's a got a problem, he doesn't have enough fuel to get to the States and most places he can land in Europe will surrender Harris. Again John Nance has written an aviation thriller that will have you biting your nails as you rush though the book. Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good Book!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Headwind (Audio Cassette)
It's super great for a light read!!! John really knows what he's talking about. I'm a plane fanatic, and I find no information about any of the planes in the Headwind incorrect. It's a GREAT book. 5 stars.
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