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| 020 | _a9780345412997 | ||
| 082 | _a813.54 CRI | ||
| 100 | _aCrichton, Michael | ||
| 245 | _aAirframe | ||
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_aNew York: _bBallantine Books, _c1997. |
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_a431 p.: _bpbk.: _c18 cm. |
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| 520 | _aThree passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin 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 mid-air disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner bound for Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. This thriller with a scientific background comes from the author of Jurassic Park and Disclosure. 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. | ||
| 650 | _aEnglish Literature | ||
| 650 | _aAmerican Literature | ||
| 650 | _aFiction | ||
| 650 | _aNovel | ||
| 650 | _aThriller | ||
| 650 | _aConspiracy | ||
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