Anthony Award
1992 · First Novel · Nominee
About This Book
"Entertaining...Jenny Jeade, the housewife heroine...careens through suburbia, one step ahead of a nervous breakdown."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Today she's a hassled suburban Mom, but a few years ago, Jenny Meade worked as a pilot in a private delivery service she ran with her father. She's been grounded on account of the dangers above, but the dangers below threaten her life when she discovers a dead body hanging from a tree in a park. Suicide seems to explain everything, but Jenny and part-time detective Tom Black Cloud are not convinced. And as she struggles to forget the fantasies of flying, Jenny accelerates headling toward domestic drama and an international incident with echoes from her past and a warning for her future....
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Today she's a hassled suburban Mom, but a few years ago, Jenny Meade worked as a pilot in a private delivery service she ran with her father. She's been grounded on account of the dangers above, but the dangers below threaten her life when she discovers a dead body hanging from a tree in a park. Suicide seems to explain everything, but Jenny and part-time detective Tom Black Cloud are not convinced. And as she struggles to forget the fantasies of flying, Jenny accelerates headling toward domestic drama and an international incident with echoes from her past and a warning for her future....
