In most novels, the protagonist learns some lesson or is otherwise somehow changed, for better or worse, by the end of the story. What lesson or lessons does John Corey learn in the novel, and how does he change throughout the progression of the story?

Discuss how class and socioeconomic status figure into the story?

What do you think happened to the videotape, and why do you think the government was trying so hard to cover up the fact that a missile hit the plane?

Do you feel that the story is resolved at the end? Is the ending satisfying?

How does integrating real-life events, like the plane crash and the World Trade Center disaster, into the novel affect the story? What possible explanations for the World Trade Center disaster are implied by the story?

Is it ever possible to uncover the whole truth...