Flight of Dreams A Novel [Paperback]

From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofI Was Anastasia, here is a suspenseful, heart-wrenching novel that brings the fateful voyage of theHindenburgto life.

On the evening of May 3rd, 1937, ninety-seven people board the Hindenburg for its final, doomed flight. Among them are a frightened stewardess who is not what she seems; the steadfast navigator determined to win her heart; a naive cabin boy eager to earn a permanent position; an impetuous journalist who has been blacklisted in her native Germany; and an enigmatic American businessman with a score to settle.

Over the course of three champagne-soaked days, their lies, fears, agendas, and hopes for the future will be revealed—and one in their party will set a plot in motion that will have devastating consequences for them all.“An enthralling nail-biter.”—People 

 
“We are introduced to a carousel of suspicious characters . . . so as the zeppelin cruises serenely through the clouds, the earthbound reader ricochets from distrust to uncertainty to outright foreboding. At every page a guilty secret bobs up; at every page Lawhon keeps us guessing. Who will bring down the Hindenburg? And how?” —The New York Times Book Review

 
“A fascinating blend of love and murder, big dreams and betrayal, history and pure imagination—I could not put it down.” —Sara Gruen, author ofWater for Elephants 

 
“An Agatha Christie–style page-turner. . . . Suspenseful and fun.” —Kirkus Reviews

 
“Rich with historical detail and spiked with plenty of surprises.” —Shelf Awareness


“Mystery, romance—it is all here, told in a mesmerizing tale.” —Kate Alcott, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressml#A