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MISSING IN FLIGHT
by Audrey J. Cole

MISSING IN FLIGHT by Audrey J. Cole

In this harrowing, cinematic locked-room thriller, a woman faces the unthinkable when her infant son impossibly goes missing 30,000 feet in the air on their flight from Alaska to New York City. MISSING IN FLIGHT combines the addictive psychological elements of Freida McFadden with the tension of Flight-plan. The book was released by Thomas & Mercer on March 1, 2025.

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Author Highlights

Audrey J. Cole is a USA Today bestselling author of eleven novels, and her work has been translated into multiple languages, including Arabic—Dar Sumo, Czech—Euromedia, and Russian—Arkadia.

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Page Count: 284 pages

Reviews for the Book

“Claustrophobic, intense, and impossible to put down.” —Victor Methos, bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife

“Audrey J. Cole is at the top of her game in this gripping, wildly original locked room thriller. Impeccably plotted with mind-blowing cliffhangers at every turn, I could not turn the pages fast enough!” —Susan Walter, bestselling author of Good as Dead

Letter from the Editor

Missing in Flight is an addictive, high-octane blend of a Freida McFadden page-turner and the action thriller Flight Plan that puts a new spin on the locked-room mystery while throwing in some truly stunning twists, a death-defying escape, and one determined mother who will stop at nothing to protect her child. Bestselling author Audrey J. Cole, a pilot’s daughter, has thought of it all, and I can’t wait to see what she dreams up next. —Jessica Tribble Wells, Editor

About the Book

There’s nowhere else to go. But, her son is nowhere to be found.

Rushing back to her seat, Makayla Rossi is relieved that all’s still quiet. But when she checks on her sleeping baby, relief morphs into fear. The bassinet is empty.

Liam is gone.

It was a long flight from Anchorage to New York, and with every flight attendant busy, Makayla reluctantly ran to the restroom, asking a seat neighbor to watch her son. She stepped away for just a few minutes. Yet at thirty thousand feet, he still vanished.

Passengers and crew scour the plane to no avail, and since no one recalls seeing her with a baby, suspicions begin to mount about Makayla’s mental state. She’s certain this is nothing like her mother’s on-air memory meltdown. If only Jack, her husband, were there. He would believe her. A high-profile banker featured in Forbes, maybe he could even help.

But Makayla is squarely on her own. And she’ll have to think fast in order to find her son―before it’s too late.

About the Author

Audrey J. Cole is a USA Today bestselling author of eleven novels. She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her two children. Before she began writing full time, Cole worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse for eleven years. She’s also a pilot’s daughter.

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