Mayday (novel)

Mayday (novel)
Mayday  
Author(s) Thomas Block with Nelson DeMille
Publisher Putnam Publishing Group
Publication date November 1979
Pages 346
ISBN 0-446-60476-3
OCLC Number 38146516
Preceded by By the Rivers of Babylon
Followed by Cathedral

Mayday is a 1979 thriller novel by American author Thomas Block. The novel was updated in 1998 by author Nelson DeMille and re-released as a paperback.[1]

Contents

Plot summary

A supersonic passenger jet flying over the Pacific Ocean, is struck by an errant missile. Due to the effects of decompression and oxygen deprivation, all but a handful are incapacitated. Three survivors must attempt to land the airplane, despite attempts to cover up the disaster.

Movie Adaptation

Mayday was adapted in a made-for-TV movie that premiered on CBS-TV as a Sunday night movie on October 2, 2005. The movie starred Aidan Quinn, Gail O'Grady, Dean Cain, Charles Dutton, Michael Murphy, and Kelly Hu.

References

  1. ^ Nelson DeMille - Mayday

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