Mark's second novel: Shoot Down
During my recent book signings, I've been very surprised when someone checks out the cover of Shoot Down, they want to know if it is fiction or non-fiction. I assure them it is fiction but it is loosely based on an actual event. Remember my books are based on old CIA files that no one has seen for years or a program is only activated once a year.
Shoot Down was the original spark for writing a novel. I taught grad school and an aircraft accident course when a TWA 747 exploded over the waters of Long Island, New York. Some witnesses claimed the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile; the government insisted a mechanical malfunction brought down the airplane. Flight 800 has been the subject of conspiracy theories, books, and television specials. I suggest an old CIA file is uncovered which details the President was warned—to preclude commercial airliners from being shot out of the sky either pay a ransom or suffer the consequences.
Just as the Agency finds the shadowy man responsible for the shoot down of the airliner, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is suddenly overthrown, sparking a race between the CIA and the terrorist networks to win the ultimate terrorist prize—hundreds of man-portable, shoulder-launched, anti-aircraft missiles.
Duncan Hunter and his top secret airplane once again teams up with former CIA Chief of Air Branch, Greg Lynche; former SEAL Team Six Commander, Captain Bill McGee; and CIA senior analyst, Nazy Cunningham to find the anti-aircraft missiles ahead of the al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood, and kill the man who shoots down airliners for profit.
Maverick out!
During my recent book signings, I've been very surprised when someone checks out the cover of Shoot Down, they want to know if it is fiction or non-fiction. I assure them it is fiction but it is loosely based on an actual event. Remember my books are based on old CIA files that no one has seen for years or a program is only activated once a year.
Shoot Down was the original spark for writing a novel. I taught grad school and an aircraft accident course when a TWA 747 exploded over the waters of Long Island, New York. Some witnesses claimed the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile; the government insisted a mechanical malfunction brought down the airplane. Flight 800 has been the subject of conspiracy theories, books, and television specials. I suggest an old CIA file is uncovered which details the President was warned—to preclude commercial airliners from being shot out of the sky either pay a ransom or suffer the consequences.
Just as the Agency finds the shadowy man responsible for the shoot down of the airliner, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is suddenly overthrown, sparking a race between the CIA and the terrorist networks to win the ultimate terrorist prize—hundreds of man-portable, shoulder-launched, anti-aircraft missiles.
Duncan Hunter and his top secret airplane once again teams up with former CIA Chief of Air Branch, Greg Lynche; former SEAL Team Six Commander, Captain Bill McGee; and CIA senior analyst, Nazy Cunningham to find the anti-aircraft missiles ahead of the al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood, and kill the man who shoots down airliners for profit.
Maverick out!
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