Pilot’s Latest Thriller Explores the Terrifying Possibility of a Mid-Air Collision

The awful book arena out in Philip S. Donlay’s latest thriller, Code Black, could never happen. Could it?

-- The awful book arena out in Philip S. Donlay’s latest thriller, Code Black, could never happen. Could it?

Not alone could it happen, it already has.

In Code Black, able pilot and columnist Donlay puts the clairvoyant absolutely in the average of an all-too-plausible mid-air abstract that leaves a bedridden bartering jet disturbing to break aerial over Chicago with boilerplate to go---except conceivably the icy amnion of Lake Michigan.

Fiction Based on Deadly Fact

Code Black is a plan of fiction, but his heart-pounding abstruseness is based on real-life events, including the author’s own besom with a abreast mid-air collision. In 1981, 37,000 anxiety over Indianapolis, an air-traffic-controller absurdity resulted in Donlay’s even and a 727 bridge paths. “We saw him just in time,” says Donlay. “We took ambiguous action and beyond over the top of him by 200 feet. It was a abutting alarm that has apparitional me for years.”

“There are safeguards in abode to anticipate something like what I address about in Code Black from happening,” Donlay says. “But even with all the high-tech systems, animal absurdity is still a actual absolute danger. Since the alpha of bartering jet travel, 15 mid-air collisions accept larboard about 1,600 humans dead. Everyday, during aiguille periods, there are as abounding as 6,000 airplanes in the air at once.” Donlay’s fictional---but absolutely possible---scenario envisions what could appear if a baby alternation of contest at an air-traffic-control website snowballed into a above midair collision.

Donlay’s aboriginal novel, Category Five, won acclaim for its edge-of-your-seat astriction and thrill-ride pace. “Category Five is a aboriginal amount abstruseness abounding with believable characters and lots of central information,” raved New York Times bestselling columnist Vince Flynn. “I can’t delay for Donlay’s next book!”

His next book is here, and the adrenaline blitz of Code Black’s fast-paced adventure explodes into action from the actual aboriginal page, as Donlay continues the characters alien in Category Five. Donlay relies on his 10,000 hours and thirty years acquaintance spent aerial jets to band the clairvoyant into the cockpit. As a result, the alone affair added blood-tingling than account Code Black, is conceivably account it on a plane.

To be appear this Spring, Code Black will be accessible nationwide, just in time for vacation season. With heart-pounding anxiety and an alarming akin of realism, Code Black ability just do for air biking what Jaws did for pond at the beach.

“I admired it! Philip Donlay is a able storyteller, and aggregate is there---great characters, abundant plot, and anxiety and drive that don’t stop. Put this book on the actual top of your account list.” ---Brian Haig, Best-selling columnist of Private Sector and the President’s Assassin

For an advanced analysis archetype of the book or to set up an account with Philip Donlay for a story, amuse contact

Sarah Van Blaricum at 727-443-7115, ext. 207

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