Valley Fliers : YA thriller set in the world of remote-control model aviation

A gripping debut in the tradition of Disturbia, Super-8 and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Valley Fliers is a thriller fueled by young adult characters who must unite to solve a baffling mystery and act to prevent a catastrophic act of terror. Jay Smalley, seventeen, loves remote control aviation. He spends most of his time with model planes at the San Fernando Valley miniature airfield near his home. When a newcomer to the field arrives and boldly practices flight maneuvers with a military-issue drone, Jay suspects he may be an assassin who uses drones to kill. Jay rallies his fellow Valley Fliersto surveil the suspect in a move that puts everything he cares about at risk: his scholarship to flight school, his budding romance with Cassie, a fellow remote flier, and his relationship with Kent, the father figure who manages the tiny airfield like it’s Edwards Air Force Base. Is Jay deluded or is he the only chance to stop an act of terrorism that will put hundreds if not thousands of lives in jeopardy? *Literary Titan Book Award Winner