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