From Publishers Weekly Gruenfeld's second novel (after Irreparable Harm ) explores the chilling prospect of an evil genius who demands $5 million to refrain from misdirecting the navigational systems of commercial airliners. While Captain Marvel， the extortionist， plays cross-country leapfrog to withdraw ransom payments from ATM machines， FBI agent Jack Webster and his former girl Friday， Dr. Amy Goldberg， head a team of bumbling bureaucrats and private sector techno-jocks intent on stopping the malevolent phantom. Sharply contrasted with the tense central narrative is a subtly drawn counterplot about Bo Kincaid， a black flying ace decorated in WW II and Vietnam who still pilots his restored P-51D. Fully imagined--though occasionally overwritten and over-moralized--Gruenfeld's plot is played out by well-defined characters and punctuated by painful reminders of racism and equality. This intriguing amalgam of thriller and psychodrama is distinguished by a high sense of realism as， inexorably， events draw Jack and Bo toward a fateful intersection with the terrorist. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Jack Webster， a retired investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board， is asked to help with one last case. Webster and his team， aided by a computer expert， track a deranged genius who is bent on controlling the nation's airways by manipulating the navigational systems of large planes. Chased by demons in his past， Webster pursues the maniac to Los Angeles. With the help of a veteran fighter pilot haunted by his own past， he brings the killer to divine justice at the center of a huge fireball. Gruenfeld (Irreparable Harm， LJ 5/1/93) breathes life into his characters with detailed flashbacks ranging in setting from the skies over Germany during World War II to the napalm-riddled jungles of Vietnam. He spins a fine tale of suspense that even an aeronautical neophyte will enjoy. Recommended for all public libraries.Grant A. Fredericksen， Illinois Prairie Dist. P.L.， MetamoraCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews