On the Brink of Disaster

Arthur Hailey's first novel is a kind of business card for the writer. The book became the basis for a thrilling movie. ...A flight disaster. A flight that could be the last for the passengers. Both pilots lost consciousness due to poisoning. One of the passengers – John Spencer, who last sat at the controls many years ago, must take over the management of the airplane. The lives of dozens of people hang by a thread - and it all depends on whether Spencer can land the aircraft at Vancouver Airport. Meanwhile, the ubiquitous press is already gathering at the landing site...