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This combination of photos shows the cover of "Falling," a novel by T.J. Newman, left, and a portrait of Newman (Avid Reader Press, Melissa Young/Associated Press)
NEW YORK — A onetime flight attendant who conjured fictional nightmares during breaks on cross country red-eyes has a 7-figure deal for two novels.
The Simon & Schuster imprint Avid Reader Press announced Thursday that T.J. Newman's first book, the thriller "Falling," comes out in July. The narrative is a horror story — a different kind of airplane read — that understandably gave the author chills. On a crowded flight from Los Angeles to New York, passengers are unaware that the pilot's family has been kidnapped and the pilot must crash the plane to save them.