Three 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 midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner bound from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. AIRFRAME is nonstop reading: the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that has been a Crichton landmark since The Andromeda Strain.
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"When you first start reading this book, you think that you will never fly on a plane again (note: if you begin to read this book on an airplane flight, you might be a bit rattled). However, by the end of the book, you'll be amazed at what you will learn. Another winner by Crichton."
— Sandi (5 out of 5 stars)
" I couldn't get through this book. It was like taking a very boring technical class. Urgh. "
— Adrienne, 2/18/2014" I usually really like his books, but this made me affraid to fly! "
— Jody, 2/14/2014" This book was great. I was expecting it to be kinda ennhh, but it surpassed all my expectations. Well written. "
— A.j., 2/13/2014" got through this book in just a couple days. anatomy of a mid-air mishap. really interesting portrayal of how the investigation played out and what they looked at to piece together what happened. "
— Bill, 2/10/2014" Good research done here... "
— Sarah, 2/5/2014" This was the book that taught me Crichton was fallible. I read this with bated breath, expected something awesome at the end. Well, it never seemed to come. I finished it, and was left scratching my head, wondering why Crichton had written this. "
— Jason, 2/4/2014" In my opinion, not up to the usual Crichton standards. "
— Beka, 1/25/2014" about an airplane that like starts to crash in midair but it lands, and how the makers try and discover what happened. it sounds boring, but it was pretty good. tons of cussing tho. "
— Neela, 1/20/2014" Great read. Excellent perspective on the industry. "
— Andy, 1/8/2014" Whatever one thinks of his writing style or capabilities, Crichton always tries to teach us something. What writer of fiction has a more comprehensive bibliography? "
— Paul, 12/4/2013" So didn't see that ending. "
— Maddie, 11/21/2013Michael Crichton (1942–2008) is one of the most prolific bestselling authors of all time with over 200 million copies sold worldwide, in forty languages, including Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sphere, Next, Prey, Disclosure, Eaters of the Dead, and Congo. His books have been adapted into fifteen films, most notably Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg which launched one of the highest-grossing entertainment franchises of all time. A remarkable and versatile talent, Crichton wrote and directed several films including Westworld, The Great Train Robbery (based on his novel), and Coma and created the television series ER. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. After writing novels under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson while he was still a medical student, his first bestseller as Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain, was adapted into a classic film.
Frances Cassidy is an audiobook narrator whose readings include David Baldacci’s The Winner, Michael Crichton’s Airframe, and Hellen Keller’s The Story of My Life, among others.