SKYJACK The Hunt for D.B. Cooper

In 1971, the elusive and mysterious D.B. Cooper hijacked a commercial airplane, demanded $200,000 and parachutes, and jumped out somewhere near the border of Washington and Oregon. The mystery remains unsolved to this day. As narrator, Geoffrey Gray uses a tone of intrigue, which the production’s brooding background music complements. His succinct sentences give the story forward momentum. As he reconstructs events, he focuses on several possible culprits and jumps from story line to story line, a style that requires close attention on the part of the listener. In teasing apart the mystery, Gray delves deeper and deeper into his quest for answers, ultimately entering the world of conspiracy theorists and developing a growing sense of paranoia himself. S.E.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2011]