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Flight For Control

Aviation Thriller

Available For Purchase February 10, 2012
(or sooner. Will keep you updated) 

Airliners are crashing throughout the world, 
and nobody kows why...


Kathryn Jacobs was on a fast track in a career that she loved with the National Transportation Safety Board until her life took a different direction. Now, ten years later she lives with her husband, Captain Bill Jacobs, and their twin daughters in Seattle Washington.

Haunted by her past, and yearning for the career she'd given up, Kathryn’s offered an opportunity of a lifetime—to return to the N.T.S.B. to investigate a series of airline accidents. Unfortunately, Bill has other plans. 

While her husband is campaigning for his airline pilots' union presidency, Kathryn secretly investigates the mystery of these unexplained crashes. And the only thing stopping her from discovering the truth is a trail of deception paved by her husband.

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY:


Flight For Control is a fascinating debut and a truly terrifying insider's take on the airline industry by an author who knows what she's talking about.  You will not want to get on an airplane after reading Petitt's book.    
Mike Lawson—Author of The Political Thriller of the Year
House Divided, House Secrets and House Justice

“A strong debut with a complex plot that keeps the reader guessing until the very end.”    

Robert Dugoni—Lawyer and New York Times Bestselling Author of fiction
The Jury Master, Cyanide Canary, and Damage Control

“Flight for Control is a powerhouse debut novel.  Karlene Petitt combines her insider knowledge of the airline industry with her impressive writing skills to create a spellbinding thriller.  Why did Flight 39 crash?  Could there be more to these air disasters than meets the eye?  And what can Kathryn do about it? I was hooked on the first page and never stopped reading till it was over.”  

William Bernhardt—Over 10 million novels sold. Bestselling Author of
Capital Betrayal, Nemesis, and Hate Crime


“I have a mental map of the book, and boy, is this one ever a labyrinth. Think three-dimensional Midwestern corn maze. It's quite a wild ride. A lot of it scares me, but it reveals a lot about the current state of the commercial aviation industry, stuff that most people don't even think about or can imagine happening..."

Christine Hollingsworth, Pilot