Book Reviews of Airframe

A truly superb book. This book was written by a man but it truly belongs to the genre of chic lit. The heroine in the story is an executive of an aircraft manufacturer that must overcome gender bias and because of her gender is being framed and being made the scapegoat for the problems of the company. She must single handedly save her company while overcoming the pitfalls that have been placed in her way.

I still have yet to read a poor Crichton novel. This was one of his best. Some parts were a bit slow at times but they sped up with fast-paced action and new twists and turns around every corner.

I was not very fond of this one. Crichton is certainly an excellent author, but this is not his best work, in my opinion. There was some interesting stuff about how aircraft are designed, built, and tested, but I tire of plots based on corporate greed.

Investigation of a tragic mishap in the air. Crichton at his finest, a real page turner

exciting, technically accurate and a bravo for Crichton!

Great book. Crichton is possibly one of the greatest authors of our time, in my opinion. He's definitely one of my favorites. This book is suspenseful and an excellent piece of literature.

Excellent book! Suspenseful!! Learned a lot about the airline industry!

First book I have read of this author. I am sure there will be more. Might change my mind about flying though!!

Super suspense story! A mid-air disaster! What was the cause?

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 mid-air disaster aboard a commercial twinjet airliner bound from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. This book is non stop reading, full of suspense and compelling interest in the mystery.

Typical rock of a ride from Crichton! Great read.

As fresh today as when it was published in 1996. Many pertinent observations about the American air safety system. As well as a compelling story.

Page Turner.. I liked it a lot and I hope you will too.

Synopsis
When an airplane makes an emergency landing at the Los Angeles airport, the jet's manufacturer gives a young woman named Casey the task of discovering what went wrong. Was it a manufacturing defect, mechanical trouble, or an inept terrorist attack? Casey must find answers while fending off an ambitious journalist who wants to make the story of flight 545 her big one--even at the expense of the facts.

Size
Length: 351 pages
Height: 9.8 in.
Width: 6.8 in.
Thickness: 1.5 in.
Weight: 25.6 oz.


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.

This is the story of a lethal mid-air disaster aboard a commercial twin-yet airliner bound from Hong Kong to Denver which triggers a frantic investigation.

Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin virtually destroyed. But the pilot manges 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 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 Crichtom hallmark since the Andromeda Strain

Love this one!

too technical, more of a man's book

really enjoyed it, kept me in suspense till the end.

"Disclosure" meets an aircraft manual. A great story of intrigue and the political machinations within an aircraft construction company. Not only entertaining, but the reader comes away with a whole new understanding of the physical construction of commercial aircraft!

I was actually disappointed with this one. It was extremely slow at points and the plot was very see-through. Not up to his usual work.

Not Crichton's best, but far from his worst!

I thought the book was so - so, but this genre is not my favorite.

this book was given to me...i did not read