Overview

Flat Spin is the first installment in David Freed's acclaimed thriller series featuring Cordell Logan, a sardonic pilot with dwindling savings and a shadowy past. Flying out of California's sunny Rancho Bonita, Cordell Logan is a flight instructor and aspiring Buddhist whose attempt at a quiet(er) life is shattered when his ex-wife Savannah arrives on his doorstep. Her new husband--and Logan's former comrade-in-arms--Arlo Echevarria, has been murdered and she needs his help. Logan and Echevarria used to be members of a top-secret military assassination team known as Alpha. Savannah begs him to tell the police what he knows in order to help them solve the murder, but sharing that sort of information raises both ethical and practical concerns. After an attempt on Logan's own life it becomes clear that this goes deeper than he thought, and that solving the murder himself may be the only way to ensure his--and Savannah's--safety. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Freed brings his own experience to bare in this brilliant page turning mystery perfect for fans of Robert B. Parker and Robert Rotstein.

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"""Cordell Logan, a retired National Security assassin, just wants to be a flight instructor with his beloved 1973 Cessna, the Ruptured Duck. Then his beautiful ex-wife Savannah asks him to help find the killer of her husband, Logan's former friend and fellow agent. Freed, a pilot, screenwriter, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, makes his debut with a wisecracking on-the-wagon protagonist who finds his violent past still has its uses. This series launch is a delightful romp through the familiar hard-boiled scene with a literate hero who admits he is so far failing to find tranquility with the Buddha. Highly recommended."" -- ""Library Journal, Starred Review"" ""Flat Spin is a perfect takeoff for what I think will be a long and unique career for David Freed and his creation, Cordell Logan. They both know the turf well and I look forward to more."" -- ""Michael Connelly, Edgar Award-winning bestselling author of the Harry Bosch series """

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David Freed was a specialist in both law enforcement and military affairs during an eighteen-year reporting career. As an investigative journalist for the Los Angeles Times, he shared in a Pulitzer Prize for the newspaper's coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. In 1995 he sold his first feature-length screenplay, the action-thriller Stealth, to Twentieth Century Fox. Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier.

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