<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER </b>• <b>From the author of <i>Jurassic Park, Timeline, </i>and<i> Sphere</i> comes this extraordinary thriller about airline safety, business intrigue, and a deadly cover-up.</b><br /> <b> </b><br /> <b>“The pacing is fast, the suspense nonstop.”—<i>People</i></b><br />  <br /> Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin is virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><i>Airframe</i> 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.<br />  <br /> <b>“A one-sitting read that will cause a lifetime of white-knuckled nightmares.”—<i>The Philaelphia Inquirer</i></b><br /> <b> </b><br /> <b>“The ultimate thriller . . . [Crichton’s] stories are always page-turners of the highest order. . . . [<i>Airframe</i>] moves like a firehouse dog chasing a red truck.”—<i>The Denver Post</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> <b>“Dramatically vivid.”—<i>The New York Times</i></b>