Stabbing Mercury by Richard L Pitt

A True Story of Smuggling, Survival, World Records and High Stakes. 

As a struggling airline pilot, Richard found himself seeking work and bigger, brighter horizons. Then, a fateful reunion with an old Air Force Buddy propelled him straight into the heart of the Medellin Cartel. One day, he was flying domestic routes in the United States; the next, he was piloting twin-engine aircraft packed with millions in cocaine, navigating moonless skies from Colombia to the U.S. East Coast, dodging radar and outrunning death at almost every turn.

From the cockpit of commercial airliners to the shadowy underbelly of international drug smuggling, Stabbing Mercury rips readers into a brutal world where the risks are deadly, the payoffs are staggering, and every flight could be the last.