FLIGHT PATH is a thriller set in the chaotic early days of airline deregulation. New York's BellAir, one of the world's great airlines, fights for survival while a stubborn regional resists its takeover schemes. An ambitious young protege challenges BellAir's founder for control, propelling the story through strikes and sabotage to a surprising conclusion.

Overcoming disabling injuries, Vietnam vet Paul Bernard becomes an award-winning journalist and television newsman known for holding a mirror to American society. Long critical of the radical right, after 9/11 he assails the Bush administration for letting Osama bin Laden escape and leading the nation into a disastrous war. On assignment in Iraq, Bernard is killed under suspicious circumstances. Interwoven with the account of his life is an interview of his mentor, Professor Augustus F.X. Flynn, by a writer profiling Bernard. Frustrated by Washington's inaction, the two set out to find the...