Airframe
A pilot calls into the control tower to reqest an emergency landing. Following a mystery incident, the plane's cabin is virtually destroyed, ninety-four passengers are injured and three are dead. Investigating this fatal accident for the airline, Casey Singleton must find out the truth before the...
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A pilot calls into the control tower to reqest an emergency landing. Following a mystery incident, the plane's cabin is virtually destroyed, ninety-four passengers are injured and three are dead. Investigating this fatal accident for the airline, Casey Singleton must find out the truth before the multi-million dollar business goes bust in the face of a huge meda backlash. Further lives are at stake and it seems everyone is against her - even her own colleagues - and everyone has something to hide. Airframe is a fast-paced, adrenaline-fuelled thriller from the master of high-concept storytelling.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099556312 (0099556316)
Publish date: 1997
Publisher: Arrow Books
Pages no: 431
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
American,
Romance,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Action,
Suspense
I read this in about 24 hours, so that speaks of how compelling of a read this one is. Somehow I missed this Crichton thriller when it came out. It's a gripping thriller, plus I learned a lot more about aircraft manufacture in 1 day than having a brother work at Boeing for a few years. What make...
Synopsis: After a disastrous air travel accident that left passengers injured and dead, a company rep races to discover what happened amid a background of unfolding drama and deception. Review: I wasn't super excited to start this book, suspense fiction isn't really my thing, and suspense fiction ...
Pretty light and fluffy. Airplane reading, quite literally. Crichton does delve pretty deep into aviation jargon, so the start of the book is satisfyingly crunchy and technical. But the characters come off too flat -- there's almost something pedagogical about it. I felt as though Crichton was tryin...
Just who do you trust to tell the truth?
It's been a while, but I remember this being VERY different from his other books. Even more technical than usual. Interesting, but a slow read.
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