H. Robert John, Michael McKinley & Nancy Merritt Bell
Squawk 7700 is the code that pilots tap into their transponders when they are in distress. It indicates a general emergency.
It could be due to a hijacking in progress, a mechanical problem, or a medical issue. It could also be because a passenger has just used explosive fuel to blow your plane out of control, and now on a fatal arc plunging to earth...
Squawk 7700 is a thriller novel about why those homicidal passengers are trying to bring down Air Atlantic jets. And it’s about the team that is doing everything it can to stop them.
The good guys are David Doyle, a 29-year-old investigator for the National Transportation and Safety Board’s special unit, the Onsite Site Forensic Investigation Team. His partner Sarah Hart is a 25-year-old finishing her third year of medical school at Boston College. The bad guys are led by Hassan, a Libyan psychiatrist whose family were killed by American bombs, and who has developed a diabolical plan to use human suicide bombers to blow planes out of the sky to get hundred of millions of dollars in blood money.
So far the bad guys have brought down two airliners and killed hundreds of people. As Dave and Sarah race against the clock to stop them, they also fall in love, so Squawk 7700 tells the story of their developing romance amidst this global crime-in-progress.
Fast paced and inventive, with compelling characters in great jeopardy, Squawk 7700 offers the thriller genre a new take on terror, one which will have the reader turning the pages to see if Dave and Sarah can save themselves-- and many others. Or if it all goes down in flames…
Squawk 7700 is the code that pilots tap into their transponders when they are in distress. It indicates a general emergency.
It could be due to a hijacking in progress, a mechanical problem, or a medical issue. It could also be because a passenger has just used explosive fuel to blow your plane out of control, and now on a fatal arc plunging to earth...
Squawk 7700 is a thriller novel about why those homicidal passengers are trying to bring down Air Atlantic jets. And it’s about the team that is doing everything it can to stop them.
The good guys are David Doyle, a 29-year-old investigator for the National Transportation and Safety Board’s special unit, the Onsite Site Forensic Investigation Team. His partner Sarah Hart is a 25-year-old finishing her third year of medical school at Boston College. The bad guys are led by Hassan, a Libyan psychiatrist whose family were killed by American bombs, and who has developed a diabolical plan to use human suicide bombers to blow planes out of the sky to get hundred of millions of dollars in blood money.
So far the bad guys have brought down two airliners and killed hundreds of people. As Dave and Sarah race against the clock to stop them, they also fall in love, so Squawk 7700 tells the story of their developing romance amidst this global crime-in-progress.
Fast paced and inventive, with compelling characters in great jeopardy, Squawk 7700 offers the thriller genre a new take on terror, one which will have the reader turning the pages to see if Dave and Sarah can save themselves-- and many others. Or if it all goes down in flames…
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“Thrilling, intelligent, and emotionally charged, Squawk 7700 isn’t just a story about aviation terror – it’s about the fire we all face when life demands we rise from the wreckage. It’s a must read.”
“Smart, cinematic, and relentlessly suspenseful, Squawk 7700 is a must-read for fans of aviation thrillers and forensic mysteries alike. It’s the kind of book that leaves you breathless — and a little afraid to board your next flight.”
Book Details
IMPRINT: BookGo
PUBLISHED: September 15, 2025
AVAILABLE IN: Hardcover
LANGUAGES: English
About Michael McKinley
Michael McKinley is the author of more than a dozen books, many about his native Canada’s national sport, hockey. They include Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL’s First Black Player, nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and his debut crime novel The Penalty Killing, nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award. As a writer and producer for television, he has made documentaries for CNN, Discovery, NBC Peacock and Sky UK. The Two Marys won a Gracie Award.
About Nancy Merritt Bell
Nancy Merritt Bell is an award-winning playwright and editor. She has developed new plays for theatres from New York to Berlin, and more than 20 TV series for the CBC, BBC and Disney, including the Emmy-winning The Odyssey. Her screen adaptations include Anne’s House of Dreams and Harriet the Spy. As a book editor she has worked on more than 20 titles for publishers including Penguin and St. Martin’s Press. She is co-author of the thrillers The Glamour of Evil and Squawk 7700. As a person with a hearing disability, she loves to share stories about the lives of people with disabilities.
H. Robert John
H. Robert John is a neurosurgeon and author
