Falling

A perfectly cromulent thriller. I never quite resonated with why the terrorists did what they did, but then again, are we supposed to understand? I think the book would have hit harder if we felt their plight viscerally from the get-go, but they start out claiming it's random chaos, which takes the legs out of under their ultimate, deeper reason. Which honestly could have been compelling entirely in its own right.

Other than that, I liked the plucky flight attendants and the resourceful FBI agent, Theo. I did not like the bizarre and sudden attempt at poignancy at the World Series, though. It felt wildly unrealistic.

Solid 3 star thriller. Sometimes that's just how it is.