Wingman

By: Steven L. Thompson

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

July, 1993: Pete Yates is in his early 50s, a career airline pilot who went on strike when a rapacious Wall St. financier raided his airline years before. Now he's out of work and out of money, trying to figure out how to make a living, when he encounters his old U.S. Navy wingman, who now owns a huge vintage warbirds air-show and aircraft trading company. Offered a job as a pilot, Yates swallows his pride and takes the job--and his life takes off in a direction he could never have imagined in his wildest dreams (and as a former Naval Aviation attack pilot with two tours in Vietnam, he has some wild dreams). What happens to and because of Yates in Warbirds of the World takes him into combat again, and ultimately into a confrontation with himself about who he really is and what his life means. Along the way he finds new hope, new love, new flying experiences and a challenge greater than any he ever faced.

Excellent descriptions - good techno-thriller

Enjoyed this little escape novel. Great action, good story, and scene descriptions that put you in the action. I don't read much fiction but I'm glad I made an exception for this. The virtual voice is not as good as a gifted performer, but seemed realistic enough not to be a distraction.