Airframe -- Michael Crichton, Mass Market Paperbound

#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

Author: Michael Crichton
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 03/22/2011
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.30h x 4.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780345526779

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 18802 / Airframe

About the Author
Michael Crichton was a writer, director, and producer, best known as the author of Jurassic Park and the creator of ER. One of the most recognizable names in literature and entertainment, Crichton sold more than 200 million copies of his books, which have been translated into 40 languages and adapted into 15 films. He died in 2008.