{"product_id":"skyjack-the-hunt-for-d-b-cooper-paperback","title":"Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The true, unsolved story of D. B. Cooper's 1971 airplane hijacking, one of the greatest cold cases of the twentieth century, by an author featured in \u003ci\u003eD.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!, \u003c\/i\u003e now streaming on Netflix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Here is writing and storytelling that is vivid and fresh--a delectable adventure.\"--Gay Talese\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have a bomb here and I would like you to sit by me.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat was the note handed to flight attendant Florence Schaffner by a mild-mannered passenger now known as D. B. Cooper on a Northwest Orient flight in 1971. It was also the start of one of the most astonishing aviation whodunits in the history of American true crime: how one man extorted $200,000 from an airline before parachuting into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, never to be seen again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case of D. B. Cooper is a modern legend that has obsessed and cursed his pursuers for generations with everything from bankruptcy to suicidal despair. Now, with \u003ci\u003eSkyjack\u003c\/i\u003e, Geoffrey Gray obtains a first-ever look at the FBI's confidential Cooper file, uncovering new leads in the infamous case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with a crack tip from a private investigator, Gray plunges into the murky depths of the decades-old mystery to chase down new clues and explore secrets of the case's most prominent suspects, including Ralph Himmelsbach, the most dogged of FBI agents, who watched with horror as a criminal became a counter-culture folk hero; Karl Fleming, a respected reporter whose career was destroyed by a D. B. Cooper scoop that was a scam; and Barbara Dayton, a transgender pilot who insisted she was Cooper herself. With explosive new information, \u003ci\u003eSkyjack \u003c\/i\u003ereopens one of the great cold cases of the twentieth century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Gray\u003c\/b\u003e writes about crime, politics, sports, travel and food. He is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine, covered boxing for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand for programs like\u003ci\u003e This American Life\u003c\/i\u003e, writes for other newspapers and magazines, and once drove an ice-cream truck. \u003ci\u003eSkyjack\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 7.41 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759176909088,"sku":"9780307451309","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f96d5054ea51126826afe19bb5832a8b.webp?v=1780144407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/skyjack-the-hunt-for-d-b-cooper-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}