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Last Flight Out of Oz
The mysterious disappearance of an unparalleled genius shakes the community. Has Weissman gone bad? Two brilliant students join forces in a high-stakes mountain chase, battling danger, vengeance, and each other to rescue their beloved mentor, now suspected of terrorism.
Kevin Morgan is a fun-loving, geeky engineering student at tiny Colorado Institute of Mining and Technology. Maggie Foster is the smoldering and aristocratic goddess of Stanford Engineering. What do they have in common? Absolutely nothing, except remarkable intellects, quick wits, and a shared awe for Dr. Anthony Weissman, patent multimillionaire and deeply wounded recluse.
Weissman blames himself—and tight coupling—for the death of his wife and son. He moves from MIT to Colorado hoping for improvement but finds none. He’s morose, the students dull, with Kevin the sole exception. When the provost interferes with his teaching, Weissman storms off campus and disappears. Fearing the worst, Kevin and Maggie race to find him, head-butting their way through impossible circumstances. Untested in all things epic and romantic, Kevin is now waist deep in both. He does his best to simultaneously rescue his mentor and court the intense Maggie, all the time realizing she’s way out of his league. Even as they banter, an occasional affectionate word leaks out and the attraction deepens. When the news about Weissman worsens, they face heartrending decisions until finally, explosively, they locate Weissman buried deep in the Rockies where nothing is as it seems.
Kevin Morgan is a fun-loving, geeky engineering student at tiny Colorado Institute of Mining and Technology. Maggie Foster is the smoldering and aristocratic goddess of Stanford Engineering. What do they have in common? Absolutely nothing, except remarkable intellects, quick wits, and a shared awe for Dr. Anthony Weissman, patent multimillionaire and deeply wounded recluse.
Weissman blames himself—and tight coupling—for the death of his wife and son. He moves from MIT to Colorado hoping for improvement but finds none. He’s morose, the students dull, with Kevin the sole exception. When the provost interferes with his teaching, Weissman storms off campus and disappears. Fearing the worst, Kevin and Maggie race to find him, head-butting their way through impossible circumstances. Untested in all things epic and romantic, Kevin is now waist deep in both. He does his best to simultaneously rescue his mentor and court the intense Maggie, all the time realizing she’s way out of his league. Even as they banter, an occasional affectionate word leaks out and the attraction deepens. When the news about Weissman worsens, they face heartrending decisions until finally, explosively, they locate Weissman buried deep in the Rockies where nothing is as it seems.
- GenresMystery
320 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2011
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April 3, 2012
There's only one thing pertaining to this book that I don't like: I fear that it will never be appropriately appreciated!
As soon as you start reading you can see that this book is extremely esoteric and so well thought out that you could think about it for hours! You find yourself falling in love with the characters and being surprised at every turn of the page. Every single character is beautifully developed and easy to relate to! This book is very polychotomous as it tackles so many aspects of life. The pursuit of oneself, spirituality, overcoming grief, the key to happiness, how technology will affect our future, the dichotomous relationship of knowledge--of the burden of knowledge yet how it is the only way to set yourself free-- and encased are wonderful relationships and you'll find yourself a little bit jealous of them. There are times when you'll find yourself wanting to cry, but so many that you'll very much be smiling to yourself-- the character Maggie adds a lot of life to the book at just the right times!
This book is so masterfully written that I will in fact read it very soon again. It's like a wonderful movie in which you know that so many elements are intertwined, and you saw them somewhere in the book but you'd forgotten. My biggest piece of advice: pay close attention to everything. The two authors leave no detail out. Everything said is used in someway to develop the story.
If you read about the authors you'll find wonderful credentials. The story itself will make you see this. The theology in the book and biblical references were spot on (good considering one of the authors has a degree in theology). It's clear that one of the main themes is a pursuit of spirituality, and christianity, but the authors are perfect in not making the book a "shoving christianity down your throat" book, and in fact I'm almost 100% certain that there is NOT A SINGLE statement that eludes to Christianity being the only correct religion--and it lent itself to situations where that could've been said. Instead it silently acknowledges that everyone comes to their own spiritual freedom and that it's up to the person.
This book is also beautifully laced with so so so many references and allusions to so many literary works. Many of which will be given to you, but so many left for you yourself to research! It's a gateway to many fields. I could write a book about this book.
(one last odd detail. I found that this book went wonderfully while listening to the album "The Outsiders" by NEEDTOBREATHE. If you don't read and listen to music you should try it with this combination. it's quite odd how well the emotions seem to flow in unison. I'd say if you haven't heard of this wonderful band, discover them as well when you partake in this wonderful read!)
WONDERFULLY WRITTEN. THIS IS MY NEW STANDARD FOR 5-STAR. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS! :)
As soon as you start reading you can see that this book is extremely esoteric and so well thought out that you could think about it for hours! You find yourself falling in love with the characters and being surprised at every turn of the page. Every single character is beautifully developed and easy to relate to! This book is very polychotomous as it tackles so many aspects of life. The pursuit of oneself, spirituality, overcoming grief, the key to happiness, how technology will affect our future, the dichotomous relationship of knowledge--of the burden of knowledge yet how it is the only way to set yourself free-- and encased are wonderful relationships and you'll find yourself a little bit jealous of them. There are times when you'll find yourself wanting to cry, but so many that you'll very much be smiling to yourself-- the character Maggie adds a lot of life to the book at just the right times!
This book is so masterfully written that I will in fact read it very soon again. It's like a wonderful movie in which you know that so many elements are intertwined, and you saw them somewhere in the book but you'd forgotten. My biggest piece of advice: pay close attention to everything. The two authors leave no detail out. Everything said is used in someway to develop the story.
If you read about the authors you'll find wonderful credentials. The story itself will make you see this. The theology in the book and biblical references were spot on (good considering one of the authors has a degree in theology). It's clear that one of the main themes is a pursuit of spirituality, and christianity, but the authors are perfect in not making the book a "shoving christianity down your throat" book, and in fact I'm almost 100% certain that there is NOT A SINGLE statement that eludes to Christianity being the only correct religion--and it lent itself to situations where that could've been said. Instead it silently acknowledges that everyone comes to their own spiritual freedom and that it's up to the person.
This book is also beautifully laced with so so so many references and allusions to so many literary works. Many of which will be given to you, but so many left for you yourself to research! It's a gateway to many fields. I could write a book about this book.
(one last odd detail. I found that this book went wonderfully while listening to the album "The Outsiders" by NEEDTOBREATHE. If you don't read and listen to music you should try it with this combination. it's quite odd how well the emotions seem to flow in unison. I'd say if you haven't heard of this wonderful band, discover them as well when you partake in this wonderful read!)
WONDERFULLY WRITTEN. THIS IS MY NEW STANDARD FOR 5-STAR. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS! :)
August 8, 2019
Interesting & Unusual Story
This is not like other books I’ve read. It is a story involving intellectually gifted collage graduates and a professor who was an intellectual genius. It was engaging and a mystery too. Looking for a different read? This might be it!
This is not like other books I’ve read. It is a story involving intellectually gifted collage graduates and a professor who was an intellectual genius. It was engaging and a mystery too. Looking for a different read? This might be it!
July 3, 2025
Strong read
Having read Richard's books, I anticipated my liking this one, two. The characters are well set, and the plot thickens and gallops from halfway through to the end. If C.S Lewis were alive, I'm sure he would have enjoyed this 'chaser', too.
Having read Richard's books, I anticipated my liking this one, two. The characters are well set, and the plot thickens and gallops from halfway through to the end. If C.S Lewis were alive, I'm sure he would have enjoyed this 'chaser', too.
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August 8, 2012Worth reading!
June 8, 2013
Excellent mystery, adventure book!
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