Drowning by T.J Newman

 

Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors-but it's too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside.

More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives.
Their only chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent - Shannon's mother and Will's soon-to-be ex-wife - who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff.

There's not much time.

There's even less air.

With devastating emotional power and heart-stopping suspense, Drowning is an unforgettable thriller about a family's desperate fight to save themselves and the people trapped with them - against impossible odds.

This one was mine and Kaths March buddy read, we read Falling together last year and loved it, so I knew we’d enjoy Drowning.

Wow, TJ Newman can write. I don’t get how she wrote her books while being on a plane as a Flight Attendant though! Her books are loaded with fear, they keep you right on the edge of your seat or sure. I remember reading a certain part and gettin that awful feeling of claustrophobia, anxiety was definitely up! She knows how to get your imagination going, and I could picture it all so well.

I loved the characters, Will and Shannon were great, but Chris was one of my favourites. I can’t imagine working on a disaster like that, let alone knowing your child is down there. Such a brilliant book, I’d honestly recommend both of her books if you like thrillers.