A virulent super-virus on a plane, rogue CIA agents, a handsome pilot in search of romance, a dedicated but eccentric scientist. This book has it all, it's packed full of clichés and an absolute blast from first page to last. ( )

This one is a GRIPPER! Thriller set in an airborne 747. ( )

Excellent book. I read this after I saw the movie with Richard Dean Anderson many years ago. ( )

An exciting thriller aboard an airplane. Great twists and turns! ( )

What should have been a routine international airline flight turns into a media event when it's revealed that the passengers of Quantum Flight 66 may have been exposed to a deadly omega virus, similar to Ebola. Professor Helms boards Flight 66 coughing and generally feeling ill. When he suffers an apparent heart attack mid-flight, Captain James Holland, requests an emergency landing in London. To his alarm and confusion, his request is denied. The captain and his copilot soon realize that no country will let them land. Before long, the CIA gets involved, and the director believes the best way out of the situation is to have the plane destroyed by an infamous terrorist group.

I thought the possibility of a doomsday virus being carried on a commercial airline flight was an interesting premise. The book moved along fairly quickly and built up tension until the CIA characters started getting involved. The book feels a bit dated since it was originally written in 1995 and so many things have changed, especially in airline travel. Still, it was enjoyable enough and I will definitely check out other books by this author. ( )