A Different War — Craig Thomas

A test flight goes down and suspicions of corruption are raised in this “high-octane thriller” from the New York Times�"bestselling author of Firefox (Daily Express).
 
When a new American airliner crashes on its final test flight, ex-military pilot Mitchell Gant -- whose former father-in-law is the CEO of the aircraft company -- is called in to investigate, and sets out on the dangerous task of trying to recreate the fatal malfunction in the Arizona desert.
 
Meanwhile in Britain, Marian Pyott is looking into a massive fraud case involving business, politics, and the global marketplace. And soon, Gant's and Pyott's paths find their paths crossing in this tale of action, suspense, and international intrigue from the author “widely regarded as the creator of the ‘techno-thriller' ” (Wales Online).