Mayday By Nelson DeMille and Thomas Block
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I haven’t flown for over 20 years since I was a child, but am due to fly to Amsterdam in September, and was already feeling a bit nervous about flying when suddenly the terrorist plot to blow planes up is all over the news, hand luggage is banned, and innocent items such as drinks cans or perfume bottles could be bombs, planes are grounded and the airports are in chaos. So what better time to allay my fears by pulling an air disaster novel off the bookshelf 
Mayday by Nelson DeMille and Thomas Block was originally written and published in 1979 but was updated and released again in the mid 90’s. I haven’t read the original version but this version of the airborne thriller certainly had me rocking and rolling in my armchair with every twist and turn of Flight 52.
The premise of the book is very simple - 12 miles above the Pacific Ocean, a military missile strikes Trans-United flight 52, a supersonic passenger jet bound for Japan. Rather than destroying the plane, the net result is the complete decompression of the craft at a very high altitude. Many are killed instantly, but the nature of the disaster means that the intrepid survivors must not only deal with the dying aircraft, but also with a mob of brain-damaged and violent survivors who were not so lucky. And the dying plane and their unpleasant fellow passengers are just the beginning of their problems.
I picked up this brick of a book and read it in three sittings; it’s one of those edge of the seat thrillers that picks you up and sweeps you along with its momentum. I remember actually gasping at points!
An all action thriller, Mayday is not going to win prizes for its in depth characterisation, but the characters are believable, with the protagonists truly heroic and the bad guys truly antagonistic (and perhaps the scariest part is that the bad guys are not who we would expect, in fact they’re supposed to be the good guys)
I really enjoyed reading this classic American bestseller, it’s plot revolving not only around the doomed aircraft, but also the conflicts of interest that arise in powerful factions. Mayday shows the terrifying lengths those without conscience will go to promote and protect their interests; but ultimately it celebrates the triumph of human heart and determination in the face of incredible adversity.
John Berry, from my armchair I salute you!