The President's Plane Is Missing

A competently-written cold war novel that must have been a lot more powerful at the time of publication. Plausible and well-plotted, a little short on characterization, this is the story of the events that follow the crash of Air Force One with the loss of all on the plane, nearly leading to thermonuclear war before a dramatic almost-surprise resolution. The author, by the way, is the brother of Rod Serling of "The Twilight Zone".

A good mystery written by Rod Serling's brother. The president's plane has crashed, but the president's body is missing. Told from the viewpoint of a newspaper reporter - with typical reporter emphasis on event over characterization. The technology is dated now, but it is nevertheless an excellent tale.

1086 The President's Plane is Missing, by Robert J. Serling (read 11 Oct 1970) This type novel has a difficulty apparently insurmountable: It cannot be realistic because some of these people one should have heard of: e.g., Verdi cannot be Speaker of the House under Johnson's successor, because if he were he'd be in the House when Johnson was President. And so on. This book in its plot was simplistic--the President fakes a vacation trip so he can meet with the Russian premier to ward off a Chinese attack. The President's plane goes down. The Vice President is about to start a preventive war. The President reappears. Well...

And so is the body. Chaos ensues. Fun.

The President's Plane Is Missing is a 1967 novel by Robert J. Serling.[1] The book was made into a made-for-TV film by the same name, which aired on 23 October 1973 in the United States.[2] The book tells the story of a crash of Air Force One in remote terrain and the uncertainty stemming from the lack of confirmation whether the president of the United States is alive or dead. The vice president, an unpopular figure, pressures the cabinet to declare him acting president under the terms of the 25th Amendment so he can address a growing crisis with China with a pre-emptive nuclear strike.

4-Mια υπέροχη ιστορία που συνδυάζει εξαιρετική φαντασία και πλοκή
'Hταν τόσο ρεαλιστικό που νομίζω πως κάπως έτσι θα λειτουργούσαν κι οι σημερινές κυβερνήσεις
'Ενα απίστευτα καλογραμμένο μυστήριο.
Ήταν δύσκολο να το αφήσω από τη στιγμή που άρχισα να το διαβάζω.