When covering the facts and history of the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, this book does an admirable job. I haven’t read any other books on this specific topic but I found the writing to be clear, compelling, and showing all the signs of being well and thoroughly researched, the best type of non-fiction writing.

After the hijacking itself however, things deteriorate somewhat. Learning about the litany of Cooper suspects makes for fascinating reading, but an author can only stretch that subject matter so far and I got the distinct sense this writer was trying to inflate his page count.

Overall this was an interesting, if not exceptional read.