Honors & Accolades

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“Stranger Than Fiction: The Best True-Crime Stories” — Book Review of The Death of an Heir

The New York Times

"The rich are human too. That’s the message to take from ... Philip Jett’s compassionate appraisal of the tragedy that shattered the family of Adolph (Ad) Herman Joseph Coors III."

The New York Times

"The author puts his legal experience to good use with behind-the-scenes insights into investigative legwork while crafting a suspenseful true-crime narrative that reads like an edge-of-the-seat detective story."

Booklist

"'The Death of an Heir' is an excellent account of a 57-year-old tragedy ..."

The Denver Post

“Jett’s amazing research and captivating narrative tell a remarkable Coors family story, occasionally whispered about during my time at Coors. An incredible and tragic story, brilliantly told.”

Ralph Hargrove, Former Chief Global People Officer, Molson Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado

“Jett has done an amazing job. A chilling, edge-of-your-seat, true crime novel that reads like a thriller. Clear your schedule because once you start Taking Mr. Exxon, you will not be able to put it down.”

Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Near Dark

“[Taking Mr. Exxon] has got all the elements of a great Netflix series.”

Dave Hodgson, Talk Radio Europe

“Of all the tales told of that infamous day in 1941, Philip Jett’s is probably the most unique. Stranded in the Sky is . . . a thoroughly researched book [and] was a pleasure to read . . . an education for anyone interested in the Pacific war and commercial aviation history.”

David Jourdan, author of Last Man Down: USS Nautilus and the Undersea War in the Pacific

"This was a fascinating read for me . . . The stories were so vivid that I imagined I was back on Wake Island in 1941 with my mother, father, and brother.”

Phil Cooke, son of John Cooke Jr., Pan Am Airport Manager on Wake Island

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