Fortunate Son: A William Langdon Novel
Stephen Fredrick is married and lives on Maui with his wife, Shelly.  He is a businessperson, realtor, author, former airline pilot, and internationally recognized aviation safety and air crash victims’ rights advocate and speaker.  His aviation safety analysis has appeared in print, on radio, and in television programs around the world, most recently on Russian National Television in 2012 when he was sought out for his technical expertise following the loss of a Russian airliner.  He’s also getting back to flying after a 17 year hiatus. In 1996, McGraw-Hill published his first book, the nonfiction Unheeded Warning - The Inside Story of American Eagle Flight 4184. From 1997 through 1998, he served as president of the National Air Disaster Alliance (NADA), an organization consisting of survivors and families of victims of international aviation and airline crashes.  NADA was founded in 1995 by the families of American Eagle Flight 4184, and was instrumental in the origination, passing through Congress, and ultimate signing into law by President Clinton the Assistance to Families of Aviation Disasters Act of 1996, which codified the rules for humane treatment, both by government and the airlines, of the victims and families of aviation accidents. He founded and ran a business in Wisconsin for 27 years prior to embarking on writing, real estate, and a return to the cockpit. His first fiction novel, Cassandra’s Crossing was published in 2011.  It was the premier William Langdon novel. Stephen has three daughters, Rebecca, Rachel, and Stephanie and two grandchildren, Morgan and William.  His mother remains his biggest fan, and though he claims to be an only child, his brother David, and sister Cheri, do, in fact, exist.