The Pattern

This gripping page-turner, currently available as a Kindle or Nook eBook, was written by JT Kalnay, the very accomplished and very interesting husband of my first graduate student, Dr. Susann Brady-Kalnay. JT was trained as a computer engineer, worked as a professor, then as a systems architect at Merrill Lynch, then went to law school, specialized in patent law and now has his own patent law firm - oh yeah, he's also a certified rock-climbing instructor and competes in ironman triathlons. Jeez.

(Here's an interview with him about the book).

Well, this book, about a mysterious virus-induced glitch in airplane software, will make your skin crawl - I had to fly on a bumpy flight from Rochester to Detroit right after finishing the book, and I was not a happy camper. Download onto your phone and enjoy a great read while waiting in lines!!