{"product_id":"angle-of-attack-lee-baldwin-9780985477721","title":"Angle of Attack: An Adventure in Aviation, Love, and Crime","description":"\"A Rattling Good Ride... really good and totally believable\" Jill McCaw, Soaring NZ MagazineTHAT WORLD WAR II P-51 MUSTANG FIGHTER PLANE cutting through grim skies on the cover makes it hard to pass up a flying adventure which cuts to the heart of untold wealth, high stakes, and a forbidden love story with a stunning twist. Angle of Attack by Lee Baldwin almost reads as an innocent romance, until you get it that one of those power-hungry dames is trying to kill off the easy-going glider flight instructor whose worst flaw is trusting everybody. Well, almost his worst flaw.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot that he shouldn't know better... his \u003cem\u003eassociates\u003c\/em\u003e have been trying to trap him for years, and now they've upped the ante to death itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaybe because an old girlfriend lied to him, and a crime boss ex-partner made sure he was falsely accused and sent to prison where he couldn't talk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaybe it's because his paranoid, ex-Navy jet mechanic brother \u003cem\u003epurloined\u003c\/em\u003e an antique WWII fighter plane. But they are short one pilot to fly it out of California. Any volunteers? This is fighter pilot fiction from the viewpoint of an innocent convict.\u003cbr\u003eAngle of Attack is a very good story - four stars. Held my attention - the first book I've read in the male first-person POV - had a unique aspect Julie Miles - THC Reviews\u003cem\u003eI am innocent. The blogs refer to me as Cicero Clay, glider flight instructor and paroled convict. But I didn't do it. I can prove it. And no, you don't want to call me by my first name. I am Clay.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...so begins Lee Baldwin's \u003cem\u003eAngle of Attack\u003c\/em\u003e. In the words of one Amazon reviewer, \"Lee Baldwin has captured the pace of James Lee Burke and the descriptive ability of John Steinbeck.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn aviation novel, flying adventure and breathtaking romance, it's all here in one fast-moving package featuring the P-51 Mustang, escort to the B17 squadrons which took down the Third Reich in 1945.A botched diamond theft and a woman's murderous lust for power This dark flying saga comes alive in the worlds of high-performance soaring, aerial combat, WWII warbirds, the world's most expensive diamonds and lovely, quirky women, Baldwin's aviation-themed mystery novel is \"a wonderful read\" that \"pushes all the right mystery buttons,\" according to other reviewers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLike I said, some of these women are crazy.\u003c\/strong\u003e There's more happning after dark than a dangerous night flight to New Mexico. Which one is it who drugs Clay, then slides into his bed? And who stole his parole agent's diamond necklace? (And what is a parole agent doing with diamond jewelry, anyway?)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaldwin interleaves plot threads with a masterful touch. Rooted in everyday realities, his aviation thriller keeps raising the stakes until the reader is flying through night skies in a stolen warbird, trying to avoid disaster while heading for a place in history.\u003cbr\u003eScroll up to order YOUR copy of \u003cem\u003eAngle of Attack, An Adventure in Aviation, Love, and Crime\u003c\/em\u003eA flying book among aviation novels and flying adventures, fighter pilot fiction about the p51 mustang in aerial combat, among leading mysteries and thrillers kindle best sellers... botched diamond theft... oh, you get it  Read it  And thanks  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe North American P 51 Mustang, arguably the fighter plane that tipped the balance in US bombing raids over Berlin, was one of the more capable WWII dogfigters of WWII. The American Tuskeegee Airmen in particular, an all-African-American squadron, were extremely adept pilots who saved the lives and missions of many B 17 bomber pilots and crew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985477725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985477721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Lee Baldwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919674339583,"sku":"9780985477721","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf5a7a21-e90b-44e9-8048-98d7bfe26784.jpg?v=1710359150","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/angle-of-attack-lee-baldwin-9780985477721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}