Taylor conveys her suspicions to her boyfriend, Steve, also a Lear jet pilot, and the two begin to wonder who might want Carter dead. The next day, when Taylor eats a roast beef sandwich (sans the roast beef -- she is a vegan) that was intended for Steve, she ends up in the hospital with nicotine poisoning. While home recovering, Taylor thinks of people who might have not only wanted Carter dead, but also Steve. She decides that whoever the murderer is, he must be targeting Lear jet pilots. For a brief moment, Taylor considers the possibility that the poison was meant for her because Steve knew she would eat the sandwich. Try as she might, Taylor cannot convince herself that Steve poisoned the sandwich, and concludes that he was the intended target.

Taylor comes up with two prime suspects for Carter's murder: Ed Guralnik and John Wisdorf. Guralnik falsified some paperwork earlier and Steve found out about it. Taylor suspects Carter may also have known about it and when Tayor confronts Guralnik, he threatens her, making her certain he is the suspect. She also suspects John because he quickly rose in the ranks at his last airline and one or two less Lear jet pilots at Lifeline would put him in a good position. Adding to Taylor's suspicions is the fact that John became a full-fledged pilot when the pilot he was co-piloting for suffered a fatal heart attack, caused by an apparent overdose of cocaine, and John successfully landed the plane.

Taylor has one other possible suspect in mind, but before she can get enough details, she lets her guard down and finds herself on what could possibly be her last flight. In a tense moment, Taylor manages to not only disarm and subdue her assailant, she successfully lands a Lear jet that is low on fuel.

Coffin Corner, the third in a series, is a fun, quick mystery. Taylor is a spunky, gutsy hero, although she spends a bit too much time thinking about sex and lusting after many of her co-workers. A female pilot among mostly men, she has the right amount of rough edges to be accepted as one of the guys, but enough softness to remain feminine. The only thing about Taylor that isn't quite right is that she picks the roast beef off the sandwich and eats the remaining lettuce, tomato, and bread, something a true vegan would not do.

While the mystery is not particularly difficult to solve, there are several clever turns included as red herring. Disappointing is the lack of description of the Alaskan wilderness and terrain. Once when Taylor leaves her house at 1am, she quickly scans the yard for bear or moose, but not many other details are included. Amateur detectives whose main job is piloting are new on the scene and are an interesting addition to this subgenre. Rust adds details about Taylor's work that sets the scene nicely. A good entry into the growing category of mysteries set in the Alaskan wilderness.

--Jennifer Monahan Winberry