"I've got to tell you what I know. If you don't turn back to England now and do what I say about the engines, we'll probably all be killed..."
A new British airliner is flying into certain disaster, high above the icy Atlantic.
One of its passengers is a brilliant scientist convinced he knows the fatal flaws in the airframe. His agonising decision will decide the fate of everyone on board the aircraft.

Pan paperback 1982, ISBN 0 330 02072 2 (journal picture does not correspond)

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Nevil Shute Norway worked as an aeronautical engineer at Vickers before setting up his own airship company. He served in both world wars and was a commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in World War II, working on secret projects. He flew his own aircraft to Australia to research On the Beach, before settling there permanently. His books are based on his own wartime and aircraft industry experiences. Also author of A Town Like Alice.