Flight of Dreams

An enthralling nail-biter. People 

 
We are introduced to a carousel of suspicious characters . . . so as the zeppelin cruises serenely through the clouds, the earthbound reader ricochets from distrust to uncertainty to outright foreboding. At every page a guilty secret bobs up; at every page Lawhon keeps us guessing. Who will bring down the Hindenburg? And how? The New York Times Book Review

 
A fascinating blend of love and murder, big dreams and betrayal, history and pure imagination I could not put it down. Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants 

 
An Agatha Christie style page-turner. . . . Suspenseful and fun. Kirkus Reviews

 
Rich with historical detail and spiked with plenty of surprises. Shelf Awareness


Mystery, romance it is all here, told in a mesmerizing tale. Kate Alcott, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker

 
Flight of Dreams may be viewed as a Titanic of the skies. Lawhon s novel, however, needs no such comparison. It has ample emotional fuel to sail on its own, even knowing its spectacular end. Associated Press

 
A magnificent, tour-de-force story, Flight of Dreams will break your heart and satisfy every conspiracy theorist who s wondered what really happened to the Hindenburg. Simply spectacular. . . . Lawhon has written the book of the year. She s a writer to watch now, and for many years to come. J.T. Ellison, author of What Lies Behind


Difficult to put down. BookPage


A spectacular page-turner of class and distinction. Intricately plotted and deftly characterized, this beautifully written novel is wonderfully satisfying historical fiction at its best. Alex George, author of A Good American


It s a sign of an extremely talented writer who can take a story that s been told before and tell it in a completely new imaginative way that is so compelling and exciting.
Charles Belfoure, author of The Paris Architect 


[A] wonderfully suspenseful, heart-wrenching account. . . . [Lawhon s] vision for the journey and the cause of the explosion is masterful. The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA)


"Historical fiction at its best. Acadian Lifestyle Magazine

Lawhon once again reimagines a front-page news event, filling in the entertaining backstory with passion, secrets, and nail-biting suspense. Publishers Weekly

The clever banter, elaborate plot twists, and period detail will be appreciated by lovers of historical fiction. Readers of Melanie Benjamin s The Aviator's Wife or Nancy Horan s Under the Wide and Starry Sky should find this entertaining. Library Journal