The king of German thrillers takes off with a terrifying and twisted new novel. You know your fear is irrational, you've checked the statistics. Flying is safer than driving – 19 times safer. Irrational maybe. But you're not wrong.

Mats Krüger is afraid of flying. But his daughter, Nele, is about to bring his first grandchild into the world, so, for once, he takes the risk and makes the thirteen-hour flight from Buenos Aires to Berlin.

Of course, he has taken precautions. He has purchased the five statistically safest seats on the plane, as well as seat 7A – the spot where you are most likely to die in a plane crash – so no one can sit there. Just to be sure.

However, Mats must relinquish seat 7A to another passenger. A few minutes later, he receives a phone call. Nele has been kidnapped. The caller has only one demand. Convince the pilot to crash the plane. Otherwise, Nele will die.

Pages: 416, Year of Publication: 1101, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm