Airframe
Cruising 35,000 feet above the earth, a twin-engine commercial jet encounters an accident that leaves 3 dead, 56 wounded, and the cabin in shambles. What happened? With a multi-billion-dollar company-saving deal on the line, Casey Singleton is sent by her hard-driving boss to uncover the...
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Cruising 35,000 feet above the earth, a twin-engine commercial jet encounters an accident that leaves 3 dead, 56 wounded, and the cabin in shambles. What happened? With a multi-billion-dollar company-saving deal on the line, Casey Singleton is sent by her hard-driving boss to uncover the mysterious circumstances that led to the disaster before more people die. But someone doesn't want her to find the truth. Airframe bristles with authentic information, technical jargon, and the command of detail Crichton's readers have come to expect. Check out Amazon.com's Airframe feature and read an excerpt from the book!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9783442442638 (344244263X)
Publish date: January 1st 1999
Publisher: Goldmann
Pages no: 411
Edition language: Deutsch
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.