White Top

I received a free advance copy of novel in exchange for an honest review. I enjoy Mr Buchman's writing including the Miranda Chase techno thrillers. However I had trouble getting into this one. I almost didn't finish reading the book because of the graphic violence and explicit gore at the beginning. Once I got into the story of Miranda Chase and her team investigating the helicopter crashes and what the team members could do both together and separately, I enjoyed it as much as always. Some character developments were surprising, but others were not. I now look forward to the next installment of the series.

WHITE TOP is the eighth instalment in ML Buchman’s contemporary, adult MIRANDA CHASE political, technothriller focusing on NTSB investigator Miranda Chase and her team of former and current military members. Told from several third person perspectives WHITE TOP follows in the aftermath of the crash of one of the newest White Top helicopters, Marine Two, and the loss would affect more than the fleet of Presidential fliers. Their last investigation complete, Miranda Chase and her team of NTSB investigators are called into to dissect the who, how and why, and the results point to human interference and not mechanical problems. Meanwhile, Miranda Chase, a woman on the autism spectrum scale, is not quite to relinquish control but her second in command is ready to move forward with an investigation of his own. As per ML Buchman’s style of writing as it pertains to Miranda Chase, the reader is pulled into the world of autism spectrum, watching (or reading) as Miranda struggles, not only with her own emotions, but recognizing small emotional nuances in others.Miranda’s last personal relationship failed in the face of Miranda’s inability to adjust or conform but a new relationship is on the horizon, one that has been developing for a very short time. WHITE TOP is plentiful and replete with military and political jargon, especially as it applies and refers to the presidential aircraft and the mechanics within. ML Buchman pulls the reader into a suspense-filled, political thriller where the people at the top are targeted, and the person responsible may be someone close. The premise is intriguing and fascinating; the characters are resourceful, energetic and accomplished.