Airborne by DiAnn Mills

Airborne by DiAnn Mills ISBN-13: 9781496427175 Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Tyndale House Released: September 8th 2020

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description from Goodreads:
Heather Lawrence's long-awaited vacation to Salzburg wasn't supposed to go like this. Mere hours into the transatlantic flight, the Houston FBI agent is awakened when passengers begin exhibiting horrific symptoms of an unknown infection. As the virus quickly spreads and dozens of passengers fall ill, Heather fears she's witnessing an epidemic similar to ones her estranged husband studies for a living--but this airborne contagion may have been deliberately released.

While Heather remains quarantined with other survivors, she works with her FBI colleagues to identify the person behind this attack. The prime suspect? Dr. Chad Lawrence, an expert in his field . . . and Heather's husband. The Lawrences' marriage has been on the rocks since Chad announced his career took precedence over his wife and future family and moved out.

As more victims fall prey days after the initial outbreak, and time's running out to hunt down the killer.


My Review:
Airborne is a Christian romantic suspense novel. The story had some eerie parallels to the current COVID-19 outbreak, but it had many differences. It was about a quick acting, deadly virus that was being used as a weapon. Not only did Heather have to deal with the stress of wondering if she's going to get sick, she's also responsible for identifying which fellow passenger released the virus while also dealing with the emotional upheaval of a potential divorce with her husband (who also happens to be a main suspect). After losing a good friend in the Ebola outbreak, her husband returned a different man who said he had no room for her in his life anymore. As Heather dealt with her jumbled emotions, she realized that she had allowed her husband to take the place of God in her life and moved toward deeping her relationship with God. Her atheist husband's life went out of control when he's accused of creating the virus. Since he had time on his hands, he looked into the intellectual answers to his problems with God.

The characters were interesting, engaging, and complex with a lot of depth. They dealt with realistic problems in addition to the suspense elements. The suspense came from not knowing the origin of the virus and if they would find a way to save the people who were infected or stop any future dispersal of this bioweapon. While the identity of the mastermind behind the plot had an interesting twist, I must admit that I suspected whodunit based on current events more than clues found in the book. *laugh* There were no sex scenes. There was no bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this interesting, suspenseful novel.


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