Brace for Impact - Hardcover

by Anthony J. Tata (Author)

The hijacking of a Boeing 777 triggers an international crisis--and potential world war--in this pulse-pounding thriller from former brigadier general Anthony J. Tata . . .

The hijackers were among the last to board. Three men in their twenties--sporting close-cropped hair, tactical gear, and carrying small duffel bags--stood out immediately. Alongside them was a sharply dressed Chinese businessman in a $3,000 Zegna suit, also under suspicion. Minutes before takeoff, Zara Sheridan, a newly appointed air marshal and former military police NCO on her first assignment, is scrambling to find their true identities when she receives a disturbing alert from the regional office . . .

An experimental fighter jet, the Hyperion X, has crashed near Sheridan's North Carolina home. One of the jet's senior engineers is on board Sheridan's flight, en route to Taiwan to close a multibillion-dollar deal for Blackwood Aviation. His presence is not a coincidence. But by the time Sheridan realizes who he is--and what's going to happen--it's too late . . .

The plane is in the air. The hijack team takes over.

The lives of 350 passengers and 14 crew members are at stake. As tensions rise and the violence escalates, Sheridan uncovers shocking information about the new weapons technology the hijackers are after--and how it could change the course of global events. In the wrong hands, it could trigger a third world war. And she's the only one who can stop it . . .

Terrifying, tense, and all-too-possible, Brace for Impact delivers a masterfully crafted scenario ripped from tomorrow's headlines.

Author Biography

Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata, US Army (Retired), is the national bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Jake Mahegan series, the Zara Sheridan thriller novels, the Garrett Sinclair series, and the Threat series, as well as the co-author of Reaper: Ghost Target with Nicholas Irving. A graduate of West Point, he has more than three decades of public service as a military officer and in leadership roles at the state and county level, including his current role as the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness. His last combat tour was as the Deputy Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division and the Joint Task Force in Afghanistan, where he commanded nearly 25,000 troops and earned the Combat Action Badge and the Bronze Star Medal. He has also been a frequent foreign policy guest commentator on a variety of cable news networks, including Fox and CNN. He is an avid surfer and lives in Virginia.