SKYJACK: The Hunt for D. B. Cooper Audiobook

" Disappointed, thinking this was a pretty clear and researched study. Turned out more like a way-too-long "This American Life" (for which the author also reports) article, ending up inevetibly no closer to a solution. I lost track so many times of who the players were, I didn't know half of the people involved. At some point I realized all were suspects, and I guess it shows how even the FBI simply couldn't process the information overload; but a pointless review, leading to no conclusions, narrowing down nothing, turning into conspiracy theories & cohorts who eventually clam up when they think they've found out enough to write their own book. Back to pure fiction or well-analyzed true crime, this was a bit of neither for me... "

" I never knew until I read this book how common plane hijackings were in the 1970's. Yet D.B. Cooper is the only unsolved case; no one really knows what happened after he parachuted out of that Boeing 727 somewhere over the Pacific Northwest. This book is a great attempt to solve the mystery once and for all, but much like the final fate of Percy Fawcett in the Amazon jungle (which I read in The Lost City of Z by David Grann), there is endless speculation, but no certain answers, and probably never will be. "

" Love it or hate it. I loved it. Well done. Well researched and engaging. "

" An update on the DB Cooper Skyjacking case. Its a good read but the conclusion kind of sucked. "

" I think this is the first time I've bothered writing something here, but I feel the need to explain the two stars. It's primarily for the writing and organizational skills of the author. Scatterbrain, at best. Very interesting topic. I'll probably seek out some of the other books on Cooper. "

" This book gave me a lot of the background information on the hijacking carried out by DB Cooper, but it sorta rambled from place to place. It was an average book at best. "

" Enjoyable. But the way the book ended was problematic. Going into it, I knew there would be no clear ending to the case. But I'm not sure that the way this book ended was necessarily the most engaging, effective choice. "

" Northwest Orient flight from Portland to Seattle is skyjacked. Man bails out in flight with 200k. Fellow passengers & crew had good look at him but descriptions varied. Over the yrs several prime suspects emerged but D.B. Cooper never identified so ending is a anticlimax and somewhat disappointing. "

" Mostly useful in pointing out that the DB Cooper hijacking is as packed with weirdos and lunatics as any conspiracy theory you can think of. An adequate book, but a first book and it shows. "

" Author spent many years researching the unsolved hijacking by DB Cooper. He thoroughly investigates three likely suspects but doesn't pick one of them as his choice suspect. A new angle is CIA involvement. Very interesting and I learned a lot. "

" This is a strange, fascinating case, and I've long wanted someone to write a serious book about it. Alas, this isn't it. "

" The most interesting stuff wasn't the search for Cooper...but the previous suspects. Well written...I like a nonfiction book that reads like a novel. Last bit of the book was a bit hodgepodgey and the ending abrupt but overall a fun read. "