A freak mid-air collision cripples a trans-Atlantic 747 and a US Air Force jet. What's left of the planes' crews struggle against the clock and overwhelming odds to save their on board survivors. But no airport will allow them to even attempt a landing because of a secret international emergency that overshadows their own problems, condemning more than four hundred people to almost sure and horrible death over icy, blizzard-swept seas. Meanwhile, an obsessed narcotics detective aboard the shattered Jumbo tries to pin drug ...
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A freak mid-air collision cripples a trans-Atlantic 747 and a US Air Force jet. What's left of the planes' crews struggle against the clock and overwhelming odds to save their on board survivors. But no airport will allow them to even attempt a landing because of a secret international emergency that overshadows their own problems, condemning more than four hundred people to almost sure and horrible death over icy, blizzard-swept seas. Meanwhile, an obsessed narcotics detective aboard the shattered Jumbo tries to pin drug smuggling and murder on its injured captain and crew. Could things get any worse? They could. And they do. Much, much worse! David Hough whips his reader along in a roaring jet stream of action and high tension that buckles the reader to his seat. Prestwick is a breathtaking, whirlwind of a thriller.
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NEAR FINE. As new except for light scratching and corner creases to covers. 293 pages. 9x6x0.75" (15x22.9x2cm) "A freak mid-air collision cripples a trans-Atlantic 747 and a US Air Force jet. Against the clock and overwhelming odds, the planes' crews struggle to save the on-board survivors. As the weather deteriorates, most Scottish airports are closed, leaving Prestwick the only airport available for a safe landing. However, Prestwick has its own emergency to deal with, something that overshadows all other problems. Landing permission is refused and more than four hundred people are condemned to an almost certain death over icy, blizzard-swept seas."
