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Mayday

By: Nelson DeMille, Thomas Block
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, a missile strikes a jumbo passenger jet and leaves the flight crew either crippled or dead. This is the story of how three survivors must achieve the impossible and land the plane. Master storyteller Nelson DeMille and veteran pilot Thomas Block collaborated on Mayday, the most terrifyingly realistic air disaster thriller of all time.
©1979, 1998 by Thomas H. Block and Nelson DeMille, All Rights Reserved (P)16 9; 1998 Time Warner AudioBooks, A Division of Time Warner Trade Publishing

Critic reviews

"Strong and electric!" (Washington Post)
"Truly horrific...delicious terror. Mayday is a novel for the true connoisseur of disaster novels." (The New York Times Book Review)

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Mayday

Not enough superlatives to describe this book.....gripping, most definately comes to mind. I found myself searching for things to do that did not require thought so I could continue listening to "Mayday"....I just didn't want to turn it off. As one who does not like to fly, I found myself even more convinced that staying on the ground is prudent. And, "Mayday" will make everyone think twice about the motives of corporate leaders when disasters strike.

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Very pleased and surprised

When I first started reading this book I thought to myself, “Oh no. Another fly the pilot in by wire book”. This writer really did a great job with the story line. It was by all means a sitting on the edge of your seat story.

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A great performance

Exciting and quite well-done. Very good pace and timing, with a very strong performance by the narrator.

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I really injoyed this book but it would have been a lot better if Michael Prichard was'nt so dry. He was just to BLAND.

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Amazing prophetic book

These two thought of an aircraft story long before the craft existed. This was an edge of your seat story right up until the end. I like the way it ended with no clear statement. It is up to your imagination how it plays out but the story itself has ended as it should. I also enjoyed the interview of the writers at the book's conclusion. Tidied up a lot.

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What A Story!

Well, I was looking for a book that would keep me on the edge of my seat, an all-nighter, if you will. I found it! Excellent story, made even more so by Scott Bricks narration. I enjoyed the input by one of the authors at the beginning of the book, also.

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Awesome

As a huge listener to books, I am hard pressed to find many I really like anymore. This was one of them! From the beginning, I was hooked! I would not hesitate to suggest this to anyone.

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intriguing

This is a great book! Could cut the suspense with a knife. Great time passer.

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BEST DEMILLE BOOK EVER!!!!

This book grabs you from the 1st sentence to the very last sentence!!! I simply couldn't put it down & stayed up all night listening to it. ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND TO OTHERS

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grit your teeth!

this was high drama, high suspense, great writing. the nearly perfect airplane suspense story. wow

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