Colonel John Quinn was a young, ambitious Air Force pilot who loved to fly - until an Iraqi missile nearly ended his career, and his life. Three surgeries and four years later, Quinn is functional, but not good enough to fly. Assigned to the Pentagon, he's prepared to spend the rest of his career in a series of boring staff jobs. Then a military Lear jet crashes shortly after takeoff in the rural farmlands outside Washington, and Quinn is called to lead the biggest investigation of his life. With this crash there are no survivors - a fact that is particularly sensitive in the White House, as the jet carried just one passenger; the President's brother. The crash scene offers little in the way of clues, and while the White House is pushing pilot error as the cause of the accident, Quinn is uncertain. Too many Washington insiders, including Quinn's former wife, a Ph.D. with the National Transportation Safety Board, seem to have a stake in the outcome of the investigation. Too many dodge the hard questions - or turn up dead. Filled with great characters and told with pulsing narrative drive, The Passenger is further proof that, as W.E.B. Griffin says, "Patrick Davis is the real thing."
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"Good book. Fast paced. The author knows his stuff about military procedures. Reminded me of Baldacci. It seemed to wrap up too quickly though. I wish it was longer."
— Rob (4 out of 5 stars)
" Fairly decent book. A little predictable at points but overall a good read. "
— Logan, 10/19/2013" Very confusing book that in my opinion was really boring and long. "
— Darci, 10/13/2013" This was his second book and he did not dissapoint me with it. I like the AF angle to his books. This was a good read. "
— Mason, 7/18/2013" Very good writing, I've enjoyed all the books I've read by this author. "
— Marianne, 9/29/2011" Very good. There were many twists and turns "
— Daniel, 7/1/2011" It's a good book, but not spellbinding. The characters are well presented and the storyline is good. But it just lacks the oomph factor. "
— Elaine, 11/5/2010" I love it when these guys just keep at it until they find the culprit! "
— Marilyn, 9/25/2010" It's a good book, but not spellbinding. The characters are well presented and the storyline is good. But it just lacks the oomph factor. "
— Elaine, 9/17/2010" Very good. There were many twists and turns "
— Daniel, 1/1/2010" Twists and turns keep up the suspense. "
— Marsha, 6/15/2009" I love it when these guys just keep at it until they find the culprit! "
— Marilyn, 5/8/2009" This was his second book and he did not dissapoint me with it. I like the AF angle to his books. This was a good read. "
— Mason, 9/30/2007Patrick A. Davis is a former Air Force major and pilot for a major US airline. While furloughed from his job as a commercial jet pilot, Davis wrote his first novel, The General. He has since written several other military thrillers, including The Passenger, A Long Day for Dying, The Shattered Blue Line, and Deception Plan. He lives in Texas.
Jim Bond is a writer and audiobook narrator who has voiced nearly two hundred titles including Blood Is the Sky, Escape the Rat Race, A Thousand Country Roads, and many of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books.