Airframe by Michael Crichton

Published by Ballantine Books
Available at Better World Books

This is the 2nd time I have read this book.  It was just as good this time around!  I forgot what happened until about a third of the way in and then I suddenly remembered.  It didn't take away from the book at all.

Here's a brief summary from BWB: 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.

My review:  This book is full of corporate intrigue and suspense.  It is very compelling reading.  There is a lot of technical detail regarding construction of the plane and the associated computer systems as well as industry lingo.  I didn't find it confusing, but it is something to keep in mind.  The entire book takes place over a week-long period and is fairly fast paced.  The main character is female, but doesn't have any of the silly stereotypes that characters sometimes have.  I have read most of Crichton's work, and this is definitely one of my favorites.