Headwind

by John J. Nance

Book Overview

In the skies above Europe, a Boeing 737 jets toward an unknown destination. On board is John Harris--a fugitive from justice. Charged by an international accord of ordering the torture of hundreds of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399147136
• ISBN13: 9780399147135
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Very Good Book!

It's super great for a light read!!! John really knows what he's talking about. I'm a plane fanatic, and I find no information about any of the planes in the Headwind incorrect. It's a GREAT book. 5 stars.

Couldn't put it down!!!!!!

OK. Let's get the biases right up front. I am a pilot, a lawyer and I have an interest in politics and current events. So naturally I am going to give five stars to a book that deals with all four, right? Not so fast, Pilgrim. Mr. Nance has earned his rating with this novel which details the efforts of the President of Peru to arrest and extradite a former United States President under the Treaty Against Torture (the same treaty that Chilean ex-President Pinochet recently dealt with). The story takes us from Greece to Sicily to London to Belfast and to Galway as well as from Laramie, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado on a ride in a Cessna Skyhawk that none of us would want to have been on. The international flying is an odyssey of the finest kind as the captain of the German commercial airline's 737, a US Air Force Reserve Officer, tries to keep his former Commander in Chief from being arrested much to the chagrin of his British First Officer who sees their jobs evaporating with each new escapade.Add to the excellent flying portion of the story, a chess game on the ground between two international lawyers with very different backgrounds and the story only gets better.The Peruvian government has hired a British Barrister who is tops in his field. The American ex-president hires a former partner, who while once a very able international lawyer, has had a bit of a time of it lately, having been disbarred as a Judge and suspended as a lawyer and is waiting out his suspension teaching classes at the University of Wyoming when the call comes.The Peruvian government seems to have irrefutable evidence of the crimes of the former president and therein lies more twists and turns in this most compelling novel.The characters are well drawn, the dialogue flows smoothly and the story moves seamlessly across the pages of the book until, alas, you are at the end. Looking for a page turner? Look no further.

Outstanding!

This was my first novel by Nance and it was outstanding!! I am an avid reader - but finishing a novel in 24 hour period is fast for me!! I have read some reviews in the past that stated "couldn't put it down" - this is, indeed, one of them. Pilots, attorneys and politicians all thrown together in an international setting on a fast pace! What else could you ask for!

John Nance At His Best

Headwind is impossible to put down after the first page. The suspense never lets up as the story unfolds quickly. Ex-president John Harris, his assistant, and a secret service agent are about to land in Athens Greece. The police are waiting for his 737 to land in order to arrest Harris for violating the Treaty Against Torture. Peru is claiming that a CIA operation resulted in the murder of hundreds of innocent civilians and was santioned by then President Harris. The pilot, Craig Dayton, is a U.S. Airforce reserve military who backs the plane out and takes off in a daring escape.The plane makes its way to Italy and on to Ireland before trying to get back to the United States. In the meantime while onboard, John Harris hires an old friend, Jay,an attorney who has been teaching international law in Laramie, Wyoming to represent him. The legal battle is finally fought in Ireland with a wonderful series of legal manuevers [...]Read the book for the rest of the story. The characters are well developed, the dialogue is believable, and the landings are incredibly suspenseful.

Author of $oft Money says read this one

A one term President? Who is kidding who? Aside from reading a book where a politician walks away from politics, I really enjoyed this book. Nance has done a wonderful job selling the reader on ex President Harris, his character and his motives. The technical aspects of a Nance novel remain true to form and the plot moves along. As an action novel, it is light, but as a thriller, it is dead on. The sign of a good book is if you can not put it down, I found it hard to put this one down. If you like books based on political fiction, you will enjoy this book.