Miranda Chase NTSB

Clive Cussler meets Dale Brown. LAA US Air Force C-130 transport plane, bearing top secret cargo, lies shattered in the Nevada desert at Groom Lake. China's prototype fifth-generation jet fighter goes missing. Far above, a US supersonic, stealth drone flies a very lethal Black Op. The CIA, the US military command, and the secretive National Reconnaissance Office are all locked in a battle for control of the nation's future. Miranda Chase, the National Transportation Safety Board's air-crash savant, lands in the center of the gathering maelstrom. Burdened with a new team and a polarizing personality, she must connect the pieces to stay alive. And she must do it before the wreckage of her past crashes down upon her and destroys US-China relations forever.

The best ground-attack support fighter jets ever built-the A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthogs"-are falling out of the sky. The Air Force brass repeatedly schemes to decommission this low-tech jet. They've been blocked by soldiers, pilots, and Congress...so far. The "Hog" lies at the crux of a high-tech struggle for power. An interagency skirmish that now rapidly descends into a battle fought on a global scale. Miranda Chase, air-crash savant for the National Transportation Safety Board, and her team dive in. The high-risk stakes mount in the battlespace-and a secret from their past could make them the next target. Miranda may become the spark that ignites a war.

The Antonov AN-124 Ruslan "Condor" - the heavyweight champ among production cargo jets. Russian tanks, American firefighting helicopters, rescue submersibles, satellites, city-sized power transformers...the Condor hauls them all over the world. But when one lifts a top-secret payload rated as too dangerous, the US government decides it must take action. Untraceable action. Call Delta Force? SEAL Team Six? No. They call Miranda Chase, lead crash investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board to fake a crash. Miranda refuses, but the stakes grow higher and higher. Soon she may be too late to stop the new Cold War from becoming the final war.

An AC-130J "Ghostrider"-the latest variant of America's Number One ground-attack plane for over fifty years-goes down in the Colorado Rockies. Except the data doesn't match the airframe. Air-crash savant Miranda Chase and her NTSB team are sent in to investigate. But what they uncover reveals a far greater threat-sabotage. It could be a prelude to a whole new type of war; this time one far too close to home.

Miranda Chase, the heroine you didn't expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win. The US Army's brand new S-97 Raider reconnaissance helicopter goes down during final acceptance testing, hard. Cause: a failure, or the latest in a series of cyberattacks by Turkey. Miranda Chase, an autistic air-crash genius, and her team of NTSB investigators tackle the challenge. They must find the flaw, save the Vice President, and stop the US from being forced into the next war in the Middle East. And they have to do it now!

Miranda Chase-the heroine you didn't expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win. When the fastest and most powerful helicopters in the US Army's fleet start falling out of the sky, Miranda Chase and her team of NTSB crash investigators are called in. One crash leads to another and they are fast entangled in a Chinese conspiracy to start a war. Only Miranda's team can stop the trade war from becoming a real one.

When one of their own is threatened-the nation's #1 air-crash investigation team enters a race to survive. An airliner downed on a Pacific atoll. A CIA covert strike team sent in to "clean it up." An old enemy seeks revenge. This time, the NTSB's autistic air-crash investigator, Miranda Chase, and her team are in the crosshairs. The action races around the globe as US military airbases become shooting galleries and their lives are placed on the line. And hidden from sight? A treacherous plan to grab political power and start a new war with Russia in the Middle East. Only Miranda's team stands in their way, if they can survive.

When a political conspiracy targets the White House's aircraft-only the nation's #1 air-crash investigators can save the country. The White Top helicopters of HMX-1 are known by a much more familiar name: Marine One. The S-92A, the newest helicopter in the HMX fleet, enters service after years of testing. When their perfect safety record lies shattered across a shopping mall, Miranda Chase and her team of NTSB air-crash investigators go in. They must discover if it was an accident, a declaration of war, or something even worse.

Miranda Chase's Team-before they were one! Before they were the hottest, and most at-risk air-crash investigation team for the NTSB and the US military, the six members of Miranda Chase's team had each started along very unique paths. Courtesy of backers of The Great Chase tabletop game Kickstarter, their pasts are revealed. Discover why each team member's future turned out so differently than they planned. Six exciting stories filled with challenges, disasters, and triumphs. Five stories with fans as guest characters. A fun and wild flight.

Miranda Chase-the autistic heroine you didn't expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win. Revenge? A terrorist attack? Or a declaration of war? The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee lies dead. The murder weapon? An Air Force jet deliberately crashed into his DC hotel room. Half a world away in the South China Sea, an F-35C Lightning II - America's newest fighter jet - crashes during landing. It cripples the aircraft supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. An accident? Or China's next move toward world domination? Miranda Chase and her NTSB air-crash investigation team are spread thin as they struggle to unravel multiple horrific crashes at once - and halt a global firestorm before it burns them all. Worst of all? The next target could be Miranda herself. "Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review "Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality

When the political battlefield spreads to Antarctica, can the team survive the deep freeze? Those who work there call Antarctica "The Ice." A secret Russian cargo jet crashes into a crevasse near an Australian Station. The Aussies call in the top air-crash investigators on the planet. The best of them all, Miranda Chase, must face the Russians, Chinese, and use her own autistic abilities to keep her team alive. As the battle spreads across The Ice, are even her incredible skills enough? Or will they all be buried in the frozen wasteland? "Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review "Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality

A Wedgetail, the most powerful surveillance airplane in the skies, goes down-hard. Miranda and her team race to investigate, unwittingly placing themselves in the crosshairs. From the world's greatest shipping chokepoint at the Strait of Malacca to the Malaysian wilderness, from the Australian Outback to the halls of power in Southeast Asia, survival becomes the greatest challenge. Can Miranda and her team unravel the crisis before it destroys global shipping and kills them all? "Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review "Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality

Brace for the ultimate plunge! The seemingly invincible Air Force One suffers a catastrophic engine failure. When it plummets into the Atlantic with the U.S. President and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff aboard, the world dives toward a peace-shattering crisis. Enter Miranda Chase, the high-functioning autistic air-crash genius, and her extraordinary NTSB team. Faced with an impossible deep-sea salvage operation of the 747, Miranda must rely on her unparalleled intellect and her diverse crew: the fiercely loyal Holly, methodical Mike, brilliant Jeremy, and resilient Andi, along with the enigmatic Taz. This meticulously researched, hard-hitting, and suspenseful thriller unveils a deep-seated conspiracy that threatens global stability and challenges the team's very definitions of loyalty and survival. Can Miranda's and the team's skills help them survive exposing the truth before the world unravels? (Can be read stand-alone or in series.) "Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review "Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality

With the rising threat of Russia, Sweden joins NATO for its own protection. But someone wants to make them pay-in blood. Sweden's home-built, world-class jet fighters, the Saab JAS 39E Gripen-named for the mythological Gryphon-are falling out of the skies. The stability, the very existence of NATO could be torn apart, as if trapped in the Gryphon's mighty eagle claws. Can Miranda's team of air-crash investigators solve the crisis before the powerful lion-half shreds them asunder? "Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review "Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality

As the Arctic melts, the fabled Northwest and Northeast Passages are opening. But are they opening to war? A Chinese freighter attacked. A sabotaged passenger jet crashed in Quebec. And high overhead an E-4B Nightwatch, America's fortress-in-the-sky, sees all. With nations shifting to high alert, Miranda Chase lands once more in the midst of the fray. But first she must fight battles of her own. Can she conquer the emotional chaos her autism unleashes amid the loss of her past? In time to save her team? -And avert the disaster playing out under the Northern Lights? A tale of high adventure, airplanes, and espionage. "Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review "Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality