Honestly, I did not even get close to finishing this book. It was choppy, hard to read, confusing, and the characters did not appeal at all to me as a reader. While I appreciate the ARC, I only was able to get through about 25% of the book. Not for me at all.

Final Flight by Eric Anderson was not what I expected when I first read the blurb. I think, if you are interested in aviation, you'll enjoy this book more than myself. With this in mind, the book was very detailed and went into too much technical information for me. I found myself having to re-read certain bits to make sure I understood. This is probably something I would recommend for aviation buffs. For me, I did struggle to finish it.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.

A mild thriller for the Wall Street Journal reader, a plane themed Clancy novel - only not nearly that good. This was low three stars.

A Japanese company gets tired of China stealing their intellectual property so they sabotage them. The collateral damage/casualties are cleaned up by Russian and Japanese criminals.

It’s a plot line that could be as good as a season of 24 or as bad as Lifetime movie. It hit somewhere in the middle.

"Death becomes the ignorant and insolent."

This thriller is quite different from most of my usual fare. The unique characters and the writing style combine to make this one nearly impossible to put down. Events occur at a rapid-fire pace and, although it's hard to keep everyone straight at first, the narrative builds to a climax that is quite shocking with an ending that really wasn't where I wanted to see this go! From America, to Asia, to Russia, the different tools in the game of high level intellectual property theft focus on electronics that are meant to be retrofitted into aging airframes owned by China Air. This appropriate of hardware and software is reverse engineered and has deadly consequences for the passengers on two of the Boeing 777s and for many of those involved in the complex scheme. NO SPOILERS.

I thoroughly enjoyed all the technical detail and the incredible minutiae that the author relates through the actions and thoughts of his characters. Although we get to know them only superficially, some of these are really some awful people! The Russian Mafia, the Yakusa, executives from supply companies and the management of the airlines are definitely forces to be reckoned with as they single-mindedly pursue profit at the expense of everything else. Not only does the book scare you enough to worry about boarding your next flight, it also describes the worst lack of care for human endeavor and life. It's both depressing and unsurprising that this story does not have a happy ending.

I believe this will find a niche readership who will like it as much as I did. The author information demonstrates that he definitely had the credentials and experience to write this cautionary tale. Thank you to NetGalley and Dunn Books for this e-book ARC to read, review and recommend.

so. many. characters. I couldn't keep up with who I was reading from. I stopped caring really early on. This book felt like a chore to finish.

Between the pandemic and this book it's highly doubtful that I will be getting on a plane anytime soon. Exhilarating story that is very hard to put down. Full of tension and very believable characters it's definitely a must read. Get ready for the ride of your life. Happy reading!

The broad structure of this novel is intriguing: a conspiracy among a Japanese manufacturer, a Chinese airline and an American avionics contractor brings down a couple of 777 passenger planes, similar to the disappearance of an actual event several years ago. At first I thought I was reading a non-fiction recounting but I quickly realized my mistake. The novel has some interesting characters and despite its rocky start does manage to deliver an interesting story. But it is poorly written and the characters are for the most part uni-dimensional with trite situations. Perhaps if you are an aviation buff you'll appreciate this book more than i, but I can't really recommend it.

Well I did read some reviews beforhand so I was pre-warned. Turned out not really my cup of tea. Didn't want to spend too much on it so I'm afraid I sped-read. Some good bits but too much waffling for my liking i was hoping to get a build up of the missing plane, the atmosphere in the cabin in those final moments but it was more ground based. The movers and the shakers of doing deals for the maintenance and parts of the Boeing 777s in China Air's fleet. Interesting theory thkugh and yes, I'll think twice before I book any flights!!

Sabotage by reverse engineering stolen electronic command posts is definitely something that interests me and I was hoping that this novel would give me some insight into this horrible situation in today’s global cyber wars. Perhaps it would have if I’d been able to stick with it.

The first part laid a good foundation and set me into the scene well. The middle got into murders and mayhem declining into very graphic depictions of torture and dismemberment. I kept thinking we’d get back to the story, but maybe the “story” had become pure gore. I struggled (skimmed) through pages and pages of this before giving up.

So, up to the point where the author went off his mark into pure horror, it was well written and interesting. I wish I could have gotten to the other side of the gore and finished it.

This was an ARC provided to me by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The author has died so there will be no more from him.

Eric Anderson wrote a work of fiction that could be true. This novel delves into how airplanes work in a multi national world and really makes you think.
I enjoyed the fleshing out of the characters but otherwise was too dry of a book for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

Way too much back story. The first 20% of the book was spent discussing issues relating to computer programming, internet security, politics, wives of Asian employees who only wanted to spend whatever their husbands could earn and the desire of corporations to design computer code meant to create issues if illegally copied.
Not what I was interested in. I did not finish reading more.
Thank you NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest opinion.

Final Flight is the latest book by Eric Anderson. I'm only giving it 3 stars because as much as I enjoyed it at times at other times it made my eyes glaze over. I found too much geek technical stuff for me to fully appreciate the story. I want to thank Net Galley and Dunn Books for an early copy to review.

I gave up on this book about a third of the way through when it became obvious that a plot was never going to turn up. It's a shame, because the author writes well and the second star is for that. However, there is no plot, at least in the first third of the book, and no reason to keep going. There are no sympathetic characters, and no hero. There are villains aplenty (but with no understandable reason for being so nasty) and a handful of losers who get abused by said villains. This book was in the Thrillers and Mystery section for reasons which I couldn't discern. There is no mystery and no action. There is a factual teaser at the beginning of the book, and you can see how the collection of scenes that comprise the novel itself relate to it (some way into the book I need to add), but I found myself saying "So what?" on virtually every page. I hope that the author finds this criticism constructive and hires an editor for a rewrite. There is an excellent novel in there somewhere and I'd be very keen to read it.

Final Flight would be well recommended to business school students so that they could learn some of the underhanded topics their schools will not touch. When finished, they may decide to become priests or nuns instead. The novel starts out fast and never slows up. It includes lots of technical information and an abundance of evil. It's a world that I am glad I avoided.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

When I read the blurb on this book I believed it would be about NTSB investigation but it was much different. It was about companies - perhaps nations - vying for big time contracts to update aging aircraft, in particular 777's. Everyone wrangling to get for themselves and their company. Surprise ending though. It was interesting see behind the scenes when selfish people and countries try to cheat each other.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.

I’m sure there are other people out there like me who wonder how in today’s techno-crazy world a plane carrying over 225 people just disappears. Well, Eric Anderson answers that question. And if it is based anywhere on the truth, you’re not gonna like the answer.

Anderson uses his knowledge of foreign affairs and relations, picking up the real-life story of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Fast-forwarding to 2023, the story is told as a novel, not a scientifically written explanation of events. Along the way you’ll learn about U.S. business relations with China, Japan and Korea, as well as corporate espionage and reverse-engineering, the yakuza, and Russian mobsters. It’s not pretty, and may well make you think twice about booking your next flight.