Airframe, a novel by Michael Crichton was a fairly good book that became very exciting towards the end. It is about the aviation industry and a fictional company named Norton Aircraft that manufactures planes. There is only one main character and the plot of the novel is about a secret plan to destroy the president of Norton. The book gets off to a slow start, but rapidly builds up pace in the last hundred pages. The main character of the novel is Casey Singleton. She is a divorced mother in her mid-forties. She is a vice president of the Quality...
and advanced technology. It is an exceptional novel for people of all ages and should definitely be read. I think men and women both would like it, because the main character is a woman but the book has many manly themes.
and advanced technology. It is an exceptional novel for people of all ages and should definitely be read. I think men and women both would like it, because the main character is a woman but the book has many manly themes.
Overall, Airframe, is a great novel by Michael Crichton. Although it is not his best work, it is not anything to be ashamed of, either. It is a great novel about interesting airplanes and a suspenseful plot to ruin a major airline manufacturer. This book is the perfect ingredient in a recipe for a rainy, cold, winter's day.
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