Chip Crandle has given the folks in his North Idaho town plenty to gossip about. Most agree that John and Scarlett Bradley got what they deserved. Others argue that, no matter how you slice it, what Chip did was wrong. They'll never suspect that Chip's startling act of justice wasn't only to save the Bradley's three daughters; it was the one way he could hope to redeem himself for failing to save his loved ones ... and to bring back his uncanny ability to fly. But the universe has bigger plans for Chip. As he flees across the lonely roads of the Great Plains, fate nudges Chip toward a stream of unlikely strangers: A sympathetic cop with secrets of her own, a teen with a singing dog who desperately needs Chip's forgotten magic, and a braided mystic with the power to guide Chip to a secret canyon where the ghosts of his past wait ... with a message that can change everything. To see the wisdom each offers, Chip will have to let go of his old fears and open his eyes to the impossible. On Death and Flying shines a light on the fears, doubts, and discoveries we all experience as our parents pass, children leave, careers end, and life moves on in unpredictable and often unjust ways toward the inevitable unknown.