Airframe
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2001
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English
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#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
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9780375412219
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display_description | #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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Action & Adventure -- FICTION Electronic books Psychological -- FICTION Thrillers -- FICTION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Airframe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Airframe Airframe [electronic resource] Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Airframe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Action & Adventure Fiction Psychological Thriller Thrillers |