From the highly acclaimed author of "Tracing the Shadow" comes the conclusionto her new duology, set in a rich and vital fantasy world.

Many World War Two fighter pilots have written their wartime biographies, Tom Neil included, but most of these accounts are tempered by 60 years of hindsight along with concern for the feelings of others. Tom Neil decided that it was now time to tell the stories that previously he couldn't; and came up with a unique approach. By writing them in a short story format, and modifying various aspects for both dramatic effect and also to protect the identities of the individuals involved, he has produced a series of moving and fascinating stories, the first four of whichare published in Flight into Darkness. Illustrated with over 30 specially commissioned pencil sketches by award-winning aviation artist Mark Postlethwaite.

A new light jet disappears over the Saudi desert. It should have been the safest aircraft in the world so air accident investigator James Hayward is sent to investigate. What he discovers leads him into web of intrigue and political corruption. He finds himself alone, pitted against a new brand of terrorist; one that is ruthless, resourceful and organised but with friends in high places. Set in the post-Bin Laden Middle East, this story is a fast-paced but thought-provoking thriller.

A harrowing, action-packed account of the author's series of audacious escapes from the Nazis' Final Solution--"riveting...a fascinating and moving piece of history" (Library Journal). Young Leo Bretholz survived the Holocaust by escaping from the Nazis (and others) not once, but seven times during his almost seven-year ordeal crisscrossing war-torn Europe. He leaped from trains, outran police, and hid in attics, cellars, anywhere that offered a few more seconds of safety. First he swam the River Sauer at the German-Belgian border. Later he climbed the Alps on feet so battered they froze to his socks--only to be turned back at the Swiss border. He crawled out from under the barbed wire of a French holding camp, and hid in a village in the Pyrenees while gendarmes searched it. And in the dark hours of one November morning, he escaped from a train bound for Auschwitz. Leap into Darkness is the sweeping memoir of one Jewish boy's survival, and of the family and the world he left behind.

Finch chronicles the harrowing true story of two friends who plunge 900 feet into the water in South Africa--and only one returns. What happened that day is the stuff of nightmarish drama, but it's also a compelling human story of friendship and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy. 8-page color photo insert.

Fifteen years have passed. It's July 11, 2002. Ryan Mitchell is living in Southern California with his wife, teenage son, and five year old daughter when he is thrust into his deepest, darkest hour-a nightmare of gargantuan proportions. Samael Janus, a delusional lunatic, travels from Istanbul, Turkey, to Southern California on a personal mission of revenge. All that stands between Samael and the success of his twisted plan is Captain Ryan Mitchell's willingness to sacrifice his life in exchange for the lives of his wife and children. As Samael puts it, "If you do exactly as I instruct, your family will remain safe. Otherwise, they will all die, starting with your youngest child." Flight into Darkness is a story of struggle between fear and faith-evil and good-and how love can empower the human spirit with divine strength. A flight filled with suspense, surprise, and the promise to thrill. Welcome aboard and buckle up as Captain Mitchell takes off into turbulent skies asking readers to "please, remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened," have faith, and pray.

Warren T T. White distinguished graduate of VMI, class of 1941, left his commission as a platoon leader in the army cavalry to join the army air corp. After winning back his lieutenant's bars, along with his wings, he was ordered to report for duty in Britain. On April 8, 1944, White was sitting in the co-pilot seat of a Flying Fortress-one of about 80-making a bombing raid near Berlin, when Germans attacked. The pilot was killed and one engine of the plane caught fire. White first dropped his bombs, then ordered the crew to bail out. White was captured, interrogated for four days and then incarcerated in Stalag Luft 1 at Barth. Flight Into Darkness has two main parts: (1) the narrative White started but was unable to finish before his death and (2) a facsimile of the journal he kept while he was a P.O.W., including daily entries and the illustrations he created--having taken up water colors while a prisoner. A historical treasure!.