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Genres: Thriller
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this extraordinary thriller about airline safety, business intrigue, and a deadly cover-up. 'The pacing is fast, the suspense nonstop.'-People Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin is virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane. At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner flying from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. Airframe is nonstop reading, full of the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that are the hallmarks of Michael Crichton. 'A one-sitting read that will cause a lifetime of white-knuckled nightmares.'-The Philaelphia Inquirer 'The ultimate thriller . . . [Crichton's] stories are always page-turners of the highest order. . . . [Airframe] moves like a firehouse dog chasing a red truck.'-The Denver Post 'Dramatically vivid.'-The New York Times

Language

en

Published on

01/01/2001

Pages

448

Format

Kindle Edition

ISBN

9780375412219

Who is this book for? Readers interested in aviation, corporate intrigue, and suspenseful thrillers.

Topics Aircraft systemsAircraft maintenanceAir safetyFederal aviation administrationHuman-machine interactionPilot errorAir traffic controlAircraft accidentsTurbulenceInvestigative journalismJusticeSurvivalMedia Influence
MoodSuspenseful
Female protagonist
ViolenceMild

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