Crash of the Mountain King, the latest novel by Capt. D. R. Rhein, continues the investigative journey of Phil Ryan.
Pulled out of retirement from the NTSB, Ryan is drawn back into the field when a King Air turboprop vanishes during a routine flight near Mount Mitchell, North Carolina. What begins as a search-and-recovery mission in unforgiving mountain terrain quickly turns into something far more dangerous.
As Ryan and his team push deeper into the dense backwoods of western North Carolina, they uncover deadly conflicts, the echoes of mysterious past crashes, and secrets buried for generations among the people who call the mountains home. The truth, once exposed, may prove more lethal than the wreckage itself.