Review: A good beginning
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2014
Synopsis:  Sam Claymore works for Civil Airlines, sleepwalking through the highs and lows, the ups and downs of being a pilot. He survives working alongside a wacky cast of captains, turbulence scares, even being estranged from his father. Nothing fazes him until one day he is unexpectedly furloughed. What Sam will do becomes the new route he must navigate.   Enter Nate McFadden, a childhood friend living in Miami. Nate contacts Sam at the right time, a time when his moral compass may be susceptible to manipulation. Nate moves Sam in, getting him a job where being furloughed is the least of his worries. Follow Sam as he descends deeper into a world he could've never imagined. CONTRAILS is a story of real people faced with extreme decisions, the consequences of which could mean their lives.Review:  There were many times in the first half of the book that I almost put it down.  The problem with a story about “real” people is I already live in that real world and the routine of it is not why I read a book.  BUT once this story took off it was a wild ride.Anderson and Clark wove an intricate story with well-rounded characters and non-stop action.  This is not a black and white story where it’s easy to identify the good guys from the bad and in that this is a ‘real’ story.The downside of the book is it took too long taxi into position for takeoff.  The authors concocted too many situations between characters where they could step up on a soapbox and sound off on their opinions on subjects from corporation America to aliens from space.Still, a darn good story and a must read before the second book – DRUG WARS.(My thanks to NetGalley for the review copy)