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A review by wildweasel105
Pandora's Clock by John J. Nance
4.0
I've read two other of John Nance's books, and being an Air Force veteran and aviation buff myself, I decided to pick this one up this spring. Little did I realize that this thriller had to do with the threat of a viral pandemic until I got into it. The irony was NOT lost on me, I assure you, as the COVID-19 news was constantly being updated on the media as I was reading it!
Nance is a master of bringing the technical side of aviation into any one of several plausible thrillers. In fact, a layperson or an aviation enthusiast are both likely to enjoy his stories. But THIS one appealed to me from the medical standpoint as well, having been in the medical profession for 44 years.
The plot involves a commercial jetliner that inadvertently picks up a passenger who allegedly contracted a "doomsday" virus from a covert military laboratory. The plane cannot land anywhere, and time is ticking away before the crew and passengers risk contracting the nearly fatal plague.
The plane's captain is faced with some brutal choices, and despite some hair-raising odds, never gives up believing he has the ability to save his passengers.
A real page turner, and certainly a welcome diversion from the "real world, real time" events going on during this spring of 2020!
Nance is a master of bringing the technical side of aviation into any one of several plausible thrillers. In fact, a layperson or an aviation enthusiast are both likely to enjoy his stories. But THIS one appealed to me from the medical standpoint as well, having been in the medical profession for 44 years.
The plot involves a commercial jetliner that inadvertently picks up a passenger who allegedly contracted a "doomsday" virus from a covert military laboratory. The plane cannot land anywhere, and time is ticking away before the crew and passengers risk contracting the nearly fatal plague.
The plane's captain is faced with some brutal choices, and despite some hair-raising odds, never gives up believing he has the ability to save his passengers.
A real page turner, and certainly a welcome diversion from the "real world, real time" events going on during this spring of 2020!