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Title: Missing Man by Michael Cassutt ISBN: 0812577868 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: March, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4

Rating: 4
Summary: Not The Most Thrilling Thriller Ever, but Very Good Read
Comment: Mark Kostinen a rookie astronaut trainee is in a t-38 plane with head astronaut Joe Burhle until he has to bail out and eject. Burhle an experienced pilot, womanizer and career Nasa man doesn't make it out and ends up perishing in the crash, then Mark is named with Kelly Joe's ex and fellow astronaut to the Nasa board of inquiry to find out what happened. A tissue sample Mark has analyzed soon shows that it wasn't a clear cut accident, but rather murder that ended the "popular" astronauts life.
Michael Cassutt does an excellent job bringing the world of Nasa to life in this novel. Some reviewers have commented that they felt the technical details bogged down the plot, yet I found them helpful to fully immerse myself in the fictional world Cassutt was creating. His writing style isn't extravagant or particularly flamboyant, yet technically sound without being dull. Over all I would say this isnt the most thrilling thriller/mystery I've ever read, but nonetheless a satisfying one with deep enough characterization to keep me intriqued.

Rating: 3
Summary: A Space Procedural
Comment: You've heard of polic procedurals: this is a space procedural. You'll enjoy learning about NASA and the space program as you are pulled into the plot. The characters have depth, and the dialog is realistic. However, the plot begins to peter out, and in the end, becomes thin to disappearing. Also, enough of the innards of NASA. Rather than easing off on the atmosphere and developing the plot, the jargon intensified as the plot thinned. Set the stage, tell the story.

Rating: 3
Summary: A decent read
Comment: You like police procedurals? Call this a "space procedural." Good marks for the important stuff, like character development and nuance. Plot deteriorated in the last third of the book, however, and fell apart at the end. The NASA insights were welcome in the beginning, but enough's enough. They interfered with the arc of the story, perhaps because that arc was too flat. Note to author: Keep trying.