Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3
"DevouredFireballin a single day while recuperating from the Toronto International Film Festival. Fantastic job of research, served up as a real page-turner. It would make a great movie."  —Lou Lumenick, chief film critic,New York Post"Rather than dwell on the superficial or get bogged down on the sensational aspects of the story, Matzen treats the subjects like real people, getting right to the heart of the men and women the story revolves around. It all culminates in a single, horrible night on a cold dark mountain in Nevada. But that’s not the whole story. Thankfully, Matzen gets deeper into the personalities than others might, and in doing so he makes the book worth reading."  —Jamie Beckett,General Aviation News“Fireballis a gripping, harrowing biography about Lombard and the tragic plane crash that ended her life. Robert Matzen explores the other members of Flight 3, fleshing out a story that wasn’t all Lombard’s.Fireballis an exhaustive examination rendered with all the sincerity and honor it deserves.”  —Journeys in Classic Film