Arthur Hailey Books

Book by Hailey, Arthur

Long-time rivals, news figures Sloane and Partridge, once in love with the same woman, become involved in the crisis of drug-financed terrorism imported to America from Peru.

Hours before a long-awaited vacation with his family, Det.-Sgt. Malcolm Ainslie receives a call from the chaplain at Florida State Prison. The message is from Elroy Doil, a serial murderer Ainslie helped convict, who is set to be executed. Doil wishes to confess but insists on speaking only to Ainslie. Faced with the chance to close multiple murder cases, Ainslie reluctantly agrees to meet him. What unfolds during their encounter leads Ainslie into a complex investigation that uncovers corruption within the highest ranks of his department and Miami's city government. This challenge tests Ainslie's investigative skills and moral integrity like never before. Renowned for his meticulous research and gripping realism, the author immerses readers in the intense world of a contemporary urban homicide division, capturing the pressures faced by those in law enforcement. The narrative is infused with suspense and vivid details, reflecting the author's legacy as a master storyteller and one of the best-selling fiction writers of his time.

Captain Dunning had collapsed in the pilot's seat, but the voice at controls was calm: We are in distress... At least five passengers are sick. Both pilots are unconscious and in serious condition. My name is George Spenser. I am a passenger on this airplane. Correction: I was a passenger. I am now the pilot. What happened? Who was the new pilot? Would anyone reach the ground alive?

Hidden addictions, treacherous politics, and deadly danger hide behind the locked doors of the drug industry. On the horizon is a new miracle drug designed to treat a deadly disease, but may instead deliver a nightmare. Billions are at stake and men and women, and companies, will lie, cheat, or even kill to get their share.

During five days in the midst of a hot, steamy Louisiana summer, the lives of a colorful cast of characters intertwine in a series of public, private, and personal dramas at the famed St. Gregory luxury hotel.

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here All the drama, color and explosive action of Hotel! The whole fascinating story of a great hospital, where life begins and life ends. BIRTH. A "yellow baby" - "Get the operating room set up for a total transfusion - " EMERGENCY. The nurse's urgent voice on the phone - "Doctor! You patient is hemorrhaging!" LOVE. The hurried embrace in a linen closet. SURGERY. Scalpel slices. Blood spurts. Diagnosis correct? "Hemostat, hemostat quick!" AUTOPSY. The cadaver opened from sternum to pubic bone. "Doctor! The nurse fainted." The dramatic techniques of modern medicine, the crucial, intimate scenes inside a big hospital -

From traffic control to Customs hall, from airport manager's office to the lay-over apartments in "Stewardesses" Row, the rooms are peopled with men and women whose private pressures and passions match the fury of the blizzard which sweeps the airfield... For seven suspense-filled hours, a blocked runway, suicide, pickets, an aerial stowaway, pregnancy, smuggling, mass demonstrations... and a psychotic with a home-made bomb, build to a nail-biting climax..

The bestselling author of Airport and Hotel now tells about the world's richest industry. In Motor City, passionate men and women play a power game fueled by greed, lust, and dreams.

The personal problems of directors and officers of the First Mercantile American Bank lead them to involvement in corruption and violence