Murder at 30,000 Feet

2025 BiblioLifestyle Pick

Under the cover of turbulence, a killer strikes. With nowhere to land and nowhere to hide, who will save the passengers from this nightmare at 30,000 feet?

It’s a ticket to paradise. Flight 868 has nonstop service to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Over a dozen tipsy passengers are off to a destination wedding. A team of high school baseball players is headed to a tournament. The plane is packed with people eager to escape their lives, and others who can’t wait to return to their beloved home.

But sweet anticipation turns to terror when a lightning strike short-circuits the avionics and plunges the plane into darkness. When the lights come back on, a passenger is found brutally murdered, with only a bewildered air marshal to solve the crime. He soon realizes that several passengers are harboring dark secrets, but the identity of the murderer eludes him. There’s only one certainty: The killer is on the plane.

Thousands of feet above the earth with thunderstorms closing in, the danger outside is as grave as the mounting threat within. Can the captain outrun the storm? Or will the murderer among them bring the plane down first?

Passion, betrayal, and murder collide in this high-stakes, locked-room mystery. A must-listen for fans of T. J. Newman and Jeneva Rose.

©2026 Susan Walter (P)2026 Blackstone Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

2025, BiblioLifestyle Pick, Long-listed

2026, CrimeReads Pick, Long-listed

This was a very exciting put together read

This is my first book by this author that I have read. This was a very well constructed put together book. I really like how the author sewn all the facts together and came up with the conclusion at the end. I really liked this book. A very clever, put together story

A bit much

Solid story but a little over the top. Narrator is OK but overly dramatic and not my favorite. Overall I enjoyed it.

Fun Guilty Pleasure Read…

This was a fast paced story. The plot was full of twists and turns. The characters are a collection of the usual tropes, but it works well enough to keep things fun. Somehow the narrator reminds me of the late Adam West…?

Loved this book!

So many twists and turns! This story kept me in the dark. Never knew who did it.

Exciting “locked room” murder mystery

Exciting thriller with a good payoff to the mystery. Moves along at a quick pace with plenty of twists and turns. Definitely worth a listen. Narrator is a little over the top, but does a great job with the voices. Recommend!