Intrigue lurks all around you. In your home. At the office. On vacation.

     The characters in Paul McElroy’s novels could be your neighbors, co-workers, even you. Ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances.

     In his debut novel, TRACON, you meet Ryan Kelly, an air traffic controller who pushes tin at the world’s busiest airport. When you fly, chances are you pass through Kelly’s airspace on the way to your destination. You see Chicago sprawling below, but the drama brewing in Kelly’s workplace is hidden.

Controllers say their profession is notoriously misunderstood—even by commercial pilots. TRACON takes you inside the world of these unseen shepherds of the sky, where you discover that suspense hovers in your shadow.

     TRACON received such high acclaim from the aviation community that the National Air Traffic Controllers Association commissioned Paul to write the union’s history. If you’d like to know more about Ryan Kelly’s world, we invite you to read an excerpt from Against the Wind here at PaulMcElroy.com.

     Many readers have asked if Paul plans to write a sequel to TRACON. Although he has one in mind, his next novel, The Fractured Lens, is a psychological thriller. Sign up here for his fan club list, and we’ll let you know when the book comes out. (Your privacy is assured.)