Bluebird in Paradise Cove — H. Allen Mann

At the opening night of the Phantom of the Opera in Atlanta, Dan Sylvester, a ruggedly handsome pilot for Continental, impulsively quits his job to help shapely Macky Bergamo, a caterer he met at an AOPA Convention and dated twice, leave her abusive husband Juan, senior pilot for Delta. In Miami, Buster Krabbe, a 70yr old hayseed pilot with a Grumman Mallard he calls "Bluebird", offers Dan a partnership in his trash hauling business. "You fly'em. I book 'em. Split fifty-fifty and I buy the gas." A dream come true, Dan accepts. What follows is an action packed adventure involving Turk Robinson, mega-rich casino owner, Johnny, his scheming lawyer nephew and a raft of beautiful women and evil-doers, too many for Dan to keep up with, at times. Including Juan, always lurking in the shadows, a brilliant but sadistic pilot. Flying the Bluebird, and later a Brasilia 120, Dan finds trouble everywhere, Bermuda, Jamaica, Aruba, Bolivia with the highest airport in the world. Even Uruguay, where a stunning Asian interpreter betrays everyone, but for what purpose? Intrigue stalks every page. Murder, mayhem, sex and sinners. This one has it all, as Dan tries to catch the killers before they catch him.