When George Spencer, a salesman trouble-shooter, managed late one night to catch the last seat on a charter plane at Winnipeg, there was nothing to distinguish the flight from hundreds of others which take place all over the world every day. The fifty-odd passengers were ordinary, intelligent people out to enjoy themselves at an important ball game. The crew were well-trained and efficient. The aircraft was a four-engined luxury plane of the type you would see at any large airport.T...

The man who broke into Auschwitz. When he was captured in France in 1940 Sergeant-Major Charles Coward launched his own private war against the Germans (although he was being held as a prisoner-of-war). For several years he was the most incredible amateur espionage and sabotage agent of World War Two, opposing the Nazis while sending back vital information to England. He escaped from captivity nine times and was, eventually, sent to Auschwitz III (a labour camp just five miles from Auschwi...

The #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Airport reveals the inner workings of a New Orleans hotel—and the human drama unfolding behind its closed doors."Instant readability . . . catches the reader by the lapels and holds him through its crowded last page." — Chicago TribuneDuring five sultry days, the lives of the guests,...

Master storyteller Arthur Hailey's #1 New York Times bestseller is a turbocharged thriller about America's automobile industry, from the bottom up."[Hailey] has the natural storyteller's gift of keeping a reader avidly turning the pages." — The New York Times Book ReviewFord. Chrysler. General Motors. They were the Big Three, accused by critics of greed, monopoly, and ab...

The #1 New York Times –bestselling author's classic novel of life and death drama inside a major American hospital—"easy to read and hard to stop reading" ( Kirkus Reviews )."The author of Airport and Hotel has the natural storyteller's gift of keeping a reader avidly turning the pag...

Terrorists target a TV anchorman and his family in the #1 New York Times –bestselling author's thriller set in the high-pressure network news industry."[Hailey] has the natural storyteller's gift of keeping a reader avidly turning the pages." — The New York Times Book ReviewAnchorman Crawford Sloane, a respected reporter who made his name as a Vietnam War correspondent, t...

Two men battle to become the CEO of one of America's largest banks in this classic thriller by a #1 New York Times –bestselling author: "A suspenseful story replete with the kind of offbeat research that only Hailey seems to be able to exhume. Remember the fascinating minutiae in Hotel and Airport . He does even better for banking!" (

The #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Hotel and Airport "hits with another blockbuster," a terrorist takedown of California's power grid ( The Observer ).In the middle of a sweltering July heat wave that has no end in sight, California's Golden State Power and Light is on overload. An...

An ambitious woman finds romance and conspiracy as she climbs to the top of a pharmaceutical company in this New York Times –bestselling novel from a master storyteller."A pure Hailey thriller. The action is fast paced; the dilemmas are true to life. Strong Medicine is just as labeled: an exciting stimulant." — Tulsa WorldIt st...

From the creator of Jurassic Park and ERTwo patients in comas, not expected to live: when they both recover, sharing the same bizarre symptom of blue urine, it’s a medical miracle that Dr. Roger Clark cannot explain.One of the patients happens to be Sharon Wilder, a beautiful Hollywood starlet. When she offers Dr. Clark the chance to accompany her to the private Caribbean island called Eden, he has to accept—if only to learn more about the...

From the author of the National Book Award–winning An American Requiem and the classic bestseller Constantine’s Sword comes the story of Colman Brady, an Irish farmer who involves himself in the Irish rebellion of the early 1920s and later escapes to Boston where he rises to and falls from political power and seeks a second chance through the life of his son.Richly imagined scenes, a complex plot, and masterful writing combine fact and fiction; characters like May...

From the creator of Jurassic Park and ERCharles Raynaud has found the perfect cover for his smuggling operation running out of Mexico, because how many customs agents are going to want to inspect a carton of venomous snakes? When Raynaud runs into his old Yale buddy Richard Pierce, a chance to play bodyguard feels like even easier money.Pierce has a large inheritance coming, but a series of thwarted attempts on his buddy’s life makes Charl...