KateParkshasspentthepastyearontourpromotingherbook, anin-depthlookattheattemptedcoverupofherhusband’sdeathinaplanecrash.Nowallshewantsistoreturnhometoherdaughter, 15-year-oldSamantha.Butwhenapowerfulsolarflarestrikesherflighthome, killingthepilot, knockingouttheco-pilotandfryingalltheelectronicsystemsontheplane, itlookslikeshemaynotgetthere.Aspanicsetsinamongthepassengers, KateworkswithflightattendantJaketomanagethegrowingchaosandtensionontheplaneasshetriestokeep30, 000tonsofsteelhurtlingthroughtheairat500milesperhour.Flyingblind, Katetriestofindawaytocommunicatewithairtrafficcontrol-onewayoranother, thisplaneiscomingdown.Withthepassengers’livesontheline, Katewillhavetofindawaytolandsafely...orneverseeherdaughteragain.