A fast moving detailed description of a
fictious but imaginably true ordeal.This book shows the
characteristic
work of Sir Arthur Hailey.One of the
bestsellers of its time,this book is now available in a
new
cover by its new publication RUPA in INDIA.
The book describes the kidnap of an anchor's family,who
had
some intuition of such an ordeal,but had envisaged it
for
himself.As the CBA-TV's most celebrated and popular
newscaster,Crawford Sloane,became a prime target for
terrorists,his life turns upside down.He decides to
launch
his own
rescue mission with a team lead by Harry
Partridge,his competitor in both professional and
personal
life.Harry Partridge decides to go for a dangerous
assignment to rescue the love of his life Jessica who
infact is now Crawford's wife for more than ten
years.The
book goes into the depth of the newsrooms,justifying
the
title which infact is a feature of Arthur Hailey's
novels.It shows the work of newsmen who maintain their
contacts with all classes of people,thus introducing
characters who provide Harry and the team with useful
clues
helping them to solve the mystery .The disturbance in
their
personal lives due to uncertainity of
workplaces,including
battlefields and their sexual life contributed by
hundreds
of partners,such images have been lucidly presented.The
suffering undergone by the kidnapped Sloane family,the
helpless feeling of Crawford Sloane and a perilous
assignment ever undertaken by Harry,these three parts
of
the story have been blended beautifully.The spice
though
provided by an uneasy partnership of CBA and the
fanatic
nature of the kidnappers.
Overall it is a book to be kept in your archive as it
contains all the ingredients of a good romantic
thriller
with a lot to learn about life of newsmen.
Arthur Haileys other bestsellers include Airport,Hotel,
Wheels ,Strong Medicine.