"Flight 7 Is Missing" is a cry of the heart to understand a deep family loss. In this book, author Ken Fortenberry uses his lifetime of searching to discuss the crash of Pan American World Airways Flight 7 in November 1957. His passion for his topic is clear; what is not so clear, however, is his certainty that a murder took place and his evidence for this.

What's good: This is a close investigation of a tragic airline incident in 1957. As such, it is a close look at the ways in which aviation has changed from our current day, from the planes used, their design, security measures, even basic steps taken by people flying. It offers a grim but specific look at how recovery works for downed planes.

What's iffier: The book moves between individuals on the plane and despite the author's best efforts, it is difficult to keep them apart or understand why we are spending time on a given person in the larger scheme of the author's argument. Ultimately, the organization of the book (to me) felt like it needed reworking to make the overall argument of the book more clear. In addition, due to the nature of the topic, the book's conclusions rest on assumptions and a lot of "we don't know"--not something for which the book is to blame, but certainly making it harder to buy into the author's argument.

Overall, this was an intriguing take on 1950s aviation. I felt the author's pain for his father's loss throughout the book and I sympathize with him. That said, I would be lying to say I struggled to keep reading the book due to the roundabout nature of the organization, and for that I'm giving this 3 stars.

(Note: This review is based on an ARC provided to me by NetGalley.)

Author and investigative journalist Ken H. Fortenberry's courage, determination and devotion is next to none as he spends nearly 60 years investigating the death of his father who was a member of the crew in Pan American World Airways Flight 7 that crashed into the Pacific ocean in November 1957.
This tragic mystery resulted in 44 deaths and is officially unsolved to this day.
This fast-paced, gripping page turner is full of information due to the author's relentless investigative work.
Bravo Mr. Fortenberry for your rigorous determination in telling a story that needs to be told.

Thank you to Netgalley for a early copy of this book in exchange for a review.

Sadly, I was unable to download this book in time before it was archived and this I was not able to either read or review it. My apologies.

Overall I enjoyed reading this book. The author's father was a navigator on Pan Am's Romance of the Skies. On a routine flight from San Francisco to Honolulu the flight vanishes. The author has spent his life trying to solve the mystery of why the flight went down. I was surprised at how many theories, motives and investigations there were. The book is well written and the author presents the information clearly. The was some repetition and I did feel that not all the the personal letters added to the story. The author does come up with a conclusion. Enjoy this quick easy to read true crime thriller

Author and investigative journalist Ken H. Fortenberry's courage, determination and devotion is next to none as he spends nearly 60 years investigating the death of his father who was a member of the crew in Pan American World Airways Flight 7 that crashed into the Pacific ocean in November 1957.
This tragic mystery resulted in 44 deaths and is officially unsolved to this day.
This fast-paced, gripping page turner is full of information due to the author's relentless investigative work.
Bravo Mr. Fortenberry for your rigorous determination in telling a story that needs to be told.

Thank you to NetGalley and Independent Publishers Group/Fayetteville Mafia Press for an arc of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

This book took me some contortions to get through, not due to any fault of the book itself. Its just my weird sleep disorder has been a real bear lately. I did a lot of re-reading, forgetting the story, and taking longer and longer breaks from it. This intrepid son was determined to find an answer to what happened, if it took until his last breath. You have to admire that kind of dedication to his love for his father. Advance electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, author Ken Fortenberry, and the publisher.