“This is a thriller to the core…a nightmarish situation from which heroes emerge.” Washington Post
Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Voted best SUMMER VACATION mystery thriller by NEW YORK POST, KATIE COURIC MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, LOS ANGELES TIMES, and AARP
“The first terrific thriller of 2023.” — James Patterson
“Reads like Apollo 13 underwater.” — Don Winslow
Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman—whose first book Falling was an instant #1 national bestseller and the biggest thriller debut of 2021—returns for her second book, an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into the ocean, and sinks to the bottom with passengers trapped inside, and the extraordinary rescue operation to save them.
Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors—but it’s too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside.
More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives.
Their only chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent—Shannon’s mother and Will’s soon-to-be ex-wife—who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff.
There’s not much time.
There’s even less air.
With devastating emotional power and heart-stopping suspense, Drowning is an unforgettable thriller about a family’s desperate fight to save themselves and the people trapped with them—against impossible odds.
Praise
“This is a thriller to the core…a nightmarish situation from which heroes emerge.” Washington Post
“The pace is blinding, the suspense electrifying, the human drama impassioned…the best read on dry land.” Los Angeles Times
“A spectacular aviation thriller that readers will be relieved to know is fiction…A taut, gripping yarn. Not for the weak-kneed.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Each page is dripping with a plethora of emotions—ranging from fear to claustrophobia…creating a reading experience that is truly unlike anything else in print today.” Real Book Spy
“Drowning is the first terrific thriller of 2023. Honest. It has at least a dozen legit cliffhangers and a dozen huggable characters you can’t stop rooting for. T. J. Newman has the goods. Make that the greats!” James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | May 29, 2023 |
| Release Date | May 30, 2023 |
| Release Date Machine | 1685404800 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Available in Large Print, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Literature & Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Suspense, Psychological |
Author Bio
T. J. Newman, a former bookseller turned flight attendant, worked for Virgin America and Alaska Airlines from 2011 to 2021. She wrote much of her debut novel, Falling, during cross-country red-eye flights while her passengers were asleep.
Overview
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Voted best SUMMER VACATION mystery thriller by NEW YORK POST, KATIE COURIC MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, LOS ANGELES TIMES, and AARP
“The first terrific thriller of 2023.” — James Patterson
“Reads like Apollo 13 underwater.” — Don Winslow
Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman—whose first book Falling was an instant #1 national bestseller and the biggest thriller debut of 2021—returns for her second book, an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into the ocean, and sinks to the bottom with passengers trapped inside, and the extraordinary rescue operation to save them.
Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors—but it’s too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside.
More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives.
Their only chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent—Shannon’s mother and Will’s soon-to-be ex-wife—who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff.
There’s not much time.
There’s even less air.
With devastating emotional power and heart-stopping suspense, Drowning is an unforgettable thriller about a family’s desperate fight to save themselves and the people trapped with them—against impossible odds.