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Crashers

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ISBN13: 9780312599881
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Whenever a plane goes down in the U.S., a "Go Team" made up of experts is assembled by the NTSB to investigate. Those people - each of them a leading expert in a specific area  - are known as informally as "Crashers."

When a passenger plane, a Vermeer One Eleven, slams into the ground outside Portland, Oregon, a team is quickly assembled to investigate the cause.  Under the leadership of the IIC (Investigator in Charge), Leonard "Tommy" Tomzak, a pathologist who recently quit the NTSB who also happened to be in the area when the Vermeer One Eleven went down, the team gets to work as fast as possible. Assembled by Susan Tanaka, the inter-governmental liason from the NTSB on this crash, the team includes: Kathryn "Kiki" Duvall (voice recorder specialist), known as a"sonar witch" who can hear things that others can't and can pinpoint an accent from anywhere in the world; John Roby (Mad Bomber), former cop and bomb expert, who can detect the use of an incendiary device simply by smelling the air; Walter Mulroney (Structures), looks more like a cowboy than an engineer but can rebuild just about any plane from the bolts up; along with Peter Kim (Power Plant) and Isaiah Grey (Operations).  Usually the team has months to determine the cause of a crash. But this time it's different. This time, the plane was brought down deliberately, without leaving a trace, and this was only a trial run.

In LA, Daria Gibron - a former Shin Bet agent, now under the protection of the FBI- spots a group of suspicious-looking men. Missing her former life of action, she attaches herself to them only to learn that, somehow, they were responsbie for the plane crash and are preparing for another action. While her FBI handler tries to find her and save her, Daria risks her life to try to get close enough to learn what's going on and thwart the coming terrorist action. But time is running out and her cover story is running thin.

A fresh and utterly compelling thriller, an original mix of action, investigation and a brilliant cast of characters that grabs the reader in the way few novels can and fewer do.

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This brilliantly conceived, high-energy thriller combines cutting-edge "CSI"-style investigation with a straight-out-of-"24" ticking-clock chase.

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In this fresh and utterly compelling thriller, a team of "Crashers" must find the source of a deliberate plane crash—before another one takes place.

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 “You absolutely must read Crashers…grabs you on page one and doesnt let you go until the final page.”—Nelson DeMille

Whenever a plane goes down, a “Go Team” is assembled to investigate. The members of that team—each a leading expert in a specific field—are known as

CRASHERS

Portland, Oregon: A passenger plane has gone down. Enter NTSB investigator and pathologoist “Tommy” Tomzak who leads his team—a voice recorder specialist, bomb expert, engineer, mechanic, pilot, and crime scene specialist among them—to grapple with the evidence. Usually the Crashers have months to determine the cause of a crash. But this time its different: The plane appears to have been brought down deliberately. The enemy might be one of their own. And an off-site operative who made a name for herself in Israeli intelligence has just made a catastrophic discovery: In less than three days, terror will strike the U.S. airways yet again…

“An explosive mix of 24 and CSI.”—USA Today

“Un-put-downable…sizzles with action.”—John Lescroart

About the Author

Dana Haynes was, for more than twenty years, a journalist and editor at several newspapers in Oregon. Under the name Conrad Haynes, he published three traditional mysteries in the late '80s. He works for a local community college and lives in Portland, Oregon.  Crashers is his first thriller.

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S Griffin, January 1, 2011 (view all comments by S Griffin)
A thriller that will keep you turning the pages, CRASHERS, by Oregon author Dana Haynes, follows NTSB investigators as they try to solve the cause of an airplane crash just minutes after it leaves the Portland International Airport.
This book is great for the arm-chair detective as the FBI becomes involved in the investigation after it is determined that the plane was sabotaged, because one of them may be a mole. There is plenty of technical jargon for geeks and Haynes does a good job of building believable characters. Throw in an Irish radical group and a former Israeli intelligence agent and you have one who-do-you-trust classic.
A very minor flaw is that there are a couple of situations where you have to suspend your disbelief at the coincidences but otherwise there is so much excitement and surprises I’m willing to overlook this. My jaw actually dropped when I read the last sentences of the first chapter. There are other places where I had to wail, “Noooo!” You can never tell what is going to happen next.
If you like a fast-paced thriller, I highly recommend CRASHERS!
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painterreader, October 10, 2010 (view all comments by painterreader)
Excellent read! The reviews on the back of the cover were dead on! It's a must read.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312599881
Author:
Haynes, Dana
Publisher:
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Author:
LeDoux, David
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Suspense fiction
Subject:
General
Subject:
Thrillers
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery
Subject:
Detective / General
Subject:
Popular Fiction-Contemporary Thrillers
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Publication Date:
20111004
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
10 CDs, 11.5 hours
Pages:
528
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.13 in

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"Synopsis" by , This brilliantly conceived, high-energy thriller combines cutting-edge "CSI"-style investigation with a straight-out-of-"24" ticking-clock chase.
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In this fresh and utterly compelling thriller, a team of "Crashers" must find the source of a deliberate plane crash—before another one takes place.
"Synopsis" by ,

 “You absolutely must read Crashers…grabs you on page one and doesnt let you go until the final page.”—Nelson DeMille

Whenever a plane goes down, a “Go Team” is assembled to investigate. The members of that team—each a leading expert in a specific field—are known as

CRASHERS

Portland, Oregon: A passenger plane has gone down. Enter NTSB investigator and pathologoist “Tommy” Tomzak who leads his team—a voice recorder specialist, bomb expert, engineer, mechanic, pilot, and crime scene specialist among them—to grapple with the evidence. Usually the Crashers have months to determine the cause of a crash. But this time its different: The plane appears to have been brought down deliberately. The enemy might be one of their own. And an off-site operative who made a name for herself in Israeli intelligence has just made a catastrophic discovery: In less than three days, terror will strike the U.S. airways yet again…

“An explosive mix of 24 and CSI.”—USA Today

“Un-put-downable…sizzles with action.”—John Lescroart

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