Flight

by Jan Burke

Paperback, 2002

Publication

Pocket Books (2002), Edition: Reprint, 560 pages

Original publication date

2001-03-06

Collections

Awards

Anthony Award (Nominee — Novel — 2002)

Description

Hot off the publication of "Bones," the winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel, Jan Burke explodes onto the suspense scene with "Flight," featuring the hard-edged Detective Frank Harriman, husband of Jan's beloved series heroine Irene Kelly. A family is found murdered. In a cruel twist, one of the Las Piernas Police Department's own, Philip Lefebvre, is suspected of killing the only witness. When that detective disappears, a crime boss goes free. And the LPPD is forever changed. Called in to investigate the wreckage of the missing detective's plane, Frank Harriman is given a set of cold cases that have suddenly become white hot. Detective Harriman's conviction that the LPPD tagged the wrong murder suspect is wildly unpopular. Alone, his instincts and integrity questioned at every turn, Harriman must stop the killer before hundreds of lives, including Harriman's own, are lost. "Flight" is a heart-pounding marriage of Jan Burke's "intricate plotting" "(Washington Times)," "chilling suspense" (Clive Cussler), and trademark "crisp, crackling prose" "(Library Journal)" that will thrill newcomers and veteran Burke fans, cover… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member PermaSwooned
I am not a Jan Burke reader, so I was not already familiar with the Irene Kelly series. This book actually focuses on her husband, police detective Frank Harriman. The story is very complex. Probably much more complex than it needs to be. I found it difficult to believe that an entire police
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department would have automatically assumed that one of their most successful detectives had gone bad and murdered someone for money. It was absorbing, but I'll have to read another of her books to decide if she'll become a favorite.
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LibraryThing member Sunflower6_Cris
Definetely a book worth reading!

This was the first book I've read by Jan Burke, and I must say it was so great that I had a hard time putting it down! To say the least that she is a terrific writer. When you read the book, the storyline makes you feel as if the characters are real and you can
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picture yourself as part of the storyline. I will definetely be reading more books by Jan Burke, she can count me as one of her fans!
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LibraryThing member Neverwithoutabook
I have to say good things about a book that keeps me guessing until the criminal is revealed and I found this to be a satisfying mystery. The detail was exceptional and complex while not giving away the culprit. I would have preferred a quicker pace throughout the story but was pleased with the
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pace of the ending.
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Media reviews

Burke handles her protagonist's intensifying isolation extremely well, keeping us in pleasurable suspense about his lonely investigation without giving too much away. Her story doesn't hold up, though, once we've had a peek into the fevered brain of her maniacal villain.

Language

Original language

English

ISBN

0743439775 / 9780743439770

Physical description

560 p.; 4.19 inches

Pages

560

Rating

½ (70 ratings; 3.8)
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