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is a scenic tour through the air traffic control industry and its shocking culture of incompetence, The tone is comical and light, with plenty of colorful characters and amusing lockerroom banter among the "tin men, " But the message is serious, Innocent lives are increasingly in jeopardy,

Liam Doherty is an exmarine who appreciates discipline, integrity and excellence, traits he struggles to find at his workplace, His disdain for weak leadership is relentless, Through Liams eyes, the layers of absurdity are untangled, We see firsthand how efficiencies and air safety are sacrificed to preserve the bureaucracy, Taboo topics like race, gender and religion frequently arise, as part of the charade is the FAAs zeal for diversity, no matter the cost, Organic assimilation based on merit would simply take too long for the politically correct class,

ExitA opens in the Reagan era, when the World Trade Center still stood and the Internet was science fiction, The writing is tight, the dialog crisp with color and personality, The characters are well rounded and believable, particularly the protagonist, whos witty, smart and arrogant, His rough edges are softened by his adoration of doo wop music and an evolving love story / love triangle,

Liam sees himself as a “keeper of the flame,” dutybound to challenge the system, call out the corruption, and for good reason, The unspoken message from leadership is to ignore dysfunction, When incidents occur, what actually happens takes a back seat to the business of covering asses and

crafting narratives for public consumption, Hypocrisy is the name of the game,

Amid the testosterone and encroaching PC culture, a simmering outrage grows, The analysis of human behavior is surprisingly deep, and will resonate with anyone concerned with corruption in presentday American politics, The book may make you angry at times, but frequent humor and high jinks keep the tone engaging and nonpreachy,

I would have liked to have seen certain areas of the plot explored further, but its a small criticism, ExitA is a compelling read with razorsharp insight into the aviation industry, human nature, and areas of discourse most of us wont discuss in polite company, .