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020 _a9780345412997
082 _a813.54 CRI
100 _aCrichton, Michael
245 _aAirframe
260 _aNew York:
_bBallantine Books,
_c1997.
300 _a431 p.:
_bpbk.:
_c18 cm.
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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_cTD
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