Political corruption begins as a small deception, becomes a conspiracy of those who know, produces a screen to protect the lie, behind which some take advantage. It always ends badly.

General Trusten Polk’s F-16 explodes on takeoff in Denver. Within hours he’s exposed as an impostor, a war hero politician controlled by others.

As Captain Boyd Chailland, the pilot member of the accident board uncovers Polk’s lonely private life he finds another pilot from Polk’s past knows all his secrets and is leaking them to the press.

Congressman Roscoe Kelly is tied to bank fraud and politicians with ties to Polk duck and weave. The press smells blood and government corruption dominates the news cycle. Is The Other Pilot a patriot or a criminal? Where did all that money come from?

As our political system grinds to a halt, the spark to set off civil war in America is on a ranch in west Texas. Boyd, his English teacher lover, his flight surgeon pal, a vintage aircraft enthusiast with a restored P-51 Mustang, and a small town sheriff are the nation’s last line of defense.

Top fiction from an author whose military background and success with Southern Fiction qualifies him to write thrillers and adventure tales with any of the top authors in the field.

Reviews:

“This story will certainly appeal to aficionados of fighters, flying, and complex political intrigue” – Kirkus Reviews