Airframe

A nailbiting airline thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Jurassic Park.

Zusatztext Michael Crichton's latest paperback comes with many good reviews to itsname - "A first-rate thriller" (Sunday Times)! "... a compulsive page turner...Crichton dazzles the reader" Nick Curtis! (Financial Times). Flight TPA545 is nearing America when it calls in. There is an emergency and fortyambulances are needed - but nothing prepares the rescue services for whatthey find... Informationen zum Autor Born in 1942 in Chicago, Michael Crichton trained as a doctor and went on to become one of the most successful writers in the world. In 1994 he achieved a feat unmatched by any other writer: that of having simultaneously a number one TV series, book and movie: with, respectively, ER (which he created), Disclosure and Steven Spielberg s Jurassic Park , on its release the highest-grossing film of all time. He also directed several movies, including The Great Railway Robbery with Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland. His high-concept thrillers were international bestsellers, and in total his books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide. He died in 2008. Klappentext Michael Crichton's latest paperback comes with many good reviews to its name - "A first-rate thriller" "Sunday Times"! "... a compulsive page turner... Crichton dazzles the reader" Nick Curtis! "Financial Times". Flight TPA 545 is nearing America when it calls in. There is an emergency and forty ambulances are needed - but nothing prepares the rescue services for what they find... Zusammenfassung 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.

Préface
A nailbiting airline thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Jurassic Park.

Auteur

Born in 1942 in Chicago, Michael Crichton trained as a doctor and went on to become one of the most successful writers in the world. In 1994 he achieved a feat unmatched by any other writer: that of having simultaneously a number one TV series, book and movie: with, respectively, ER (which he created), Disclosure and Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, on its release the highest-grossing film of all time. He also directed several movies, including The Great Railway Robbery with Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland. His high-concept thrillers were international bestsellers, and in total his books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide. He died in 2008.

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Michael Crichton's latest paperback comes with many good reviews to its name - "A first-rate thriller" "Sunday Times", "... a compulsive page turner... Crichton dazzles the reader" Nick Curtis, "Financial Times". Flight TPA 545 is nearing America when it calls in. There is an emergency and forty ambulances are needed - but nothing prepares the rescue services for what they find...

Résumé

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.