by Michael Crichton · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422666806
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«Punto crítico» is the technological thriller novel by Michael Crichton, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (413 pages, in Spanish).
A Transpacific Airlines flight suffers a malfunction mid-route and makes an emergency landing in Los Angeles with three dead and fifty-six injured. An investigator must clarify what happened while facing hidden interests, media pressure, and a video tape recorded in the passenger cabin that raises more questions than answers.
Novel originally titled Airframe, published in 1996; this Spanish edition appeared in 1997.
It is suitable for readers of technological thrillers and novels set in aviation.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
