ISBN: 0786701994

[SR: 2947282], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780786701995], Carroll & Graf Pub, Carroll & Graf Pub, Book, [PU: Carroll & Graf Pub], Carroll & Graf Pub, The roughest, scariest and most dangerous rolle… Plus…

[SR: 2947282], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780786701995], Carroll & Graf Pub, Carroll & Graf Pub, Book, [PU: Carroll & Graf Pub], Carroll & Graf Pub, The roughest, scariest and most dangerous roller coaster in the world is "Thrill," the main attraction at the Wildcat Mountain Amusement Park north of San Francisco. When a teenager is thrown to her death in a particularly ghastly manner - the hair-raising scene in this new mystery-thriller by Robert Byrne - the owner of the park agrees to change the ride and make it safer."Thrill" as a slow, safe family ride? Over my dead body, threatens the aging, unpredictable Ernest Krevek, who regards his most famous design as an untouchable work of art. Enter Jack McKenzie, the engineer hired to approve the rebuilt ride and Ruby Glouster, a lovely independent-minded young woman who works at the amusement park. As their interest in one another grows so does the unseen fate that stalks them.When the redesigned coaster is ready to roll, the cars are filled with dignitaries and officials who want to assure the public that every precaution has been taken and that the once-feared monster has been declawed and sedated. But has it? Every inch of the structure has been inspected, extra security is on hand, and Krevek is under observation fifty miles away... and yet..., 9822, United States, 9823, African American, 9857, Asian American, 9882, Classics, 524198, Anthologies, 2160, Drama, 9926, Hispanic, 16004731, Humor, 9955, Native American, 9966, Poetry, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 10457, Mystery, 9059878011, African American, 11764650011, Amateur Sleuths, 10459, Anthologies, 10461, British Detectives, 7538396011, Cozy, 10468, Hard-Boiled, 10470, Historical, 7538397011, International Mystery & Crime, 10482, Police Procedurals, 7538398011, Private Investigators, 10473, Reference, 9536081011, Supernatural, 10480, Women Sleuths, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

1995, ISBN: 0786701994

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[EAN: 9780786701995], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Incorporated, New York], LITERATURE & FICTION - ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN LITTÉRATURE, Literary Collections|C… Plus…

[EAN: 9780786701995], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Incorporated, New York], LITERATURE & FICTION - ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN LITTÉRATURE, Literary Collections|Continental European|French, Fiction|Action & Adventure|General, Fiction|Mystery & Detective|Suspense, Jacket, Marfree, acidfree stated 1stEd; not written-in, underlined, reprint/club, remainder or ex-library. Fine brown over 1/4 beige cloth boards bronze titles on spine; unclipped rubbed DJ designed by Neil Stuart. Mail SAMEDAY! ; 9.31 x 0.92 x 6.38; 224 pages; Publishers Weekly: So the characterizations are less than riveting, the romance corny and the pool of suspects lamentably lean. All is redeemed by the electric pacing and by the real star of the show, a treacherous wooden hellride of a rollercoaster called the Thrill, which is being resurrected in an amusement park near San Francisco. After a fatal accident, the ride is closed and rebuilt, made safer, reinforced. The cast is right out of a 1970s disaster movie: the pretty and spunky fairground worker; the engineer brought from Chicago to oversee the repairs; the ride fanatic chosen to take the maiden voyage of the new Thrill; the slob of a maintenance man; the tormented genius who built the original ride and hates the modifications. Byrne (Mannequin) conjures up few surprises in his tale, as.<

1995, ISBN: 9780786701995

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Incorporated. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Marfree, acidfree stated 1stEd; not written-in, underlined, repri… Plus…

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Incorporated. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Marfree, acidfree stated 1stEd; not written-in, underlined, reprint/club, remainder or ex-library. Fine brown over 1/4 beige cloth boards bronze titles on spine; unclipped rubbed DJ designed by Neil Stuart. Mail SAMEDAY! ; 9.31 x 0.92 x 6.38; 224 pages; Publishers Weekly: So the characterizations are less than riveting, the romance corny and the pool of suspects lamentably lean. All is redeemed by the electric pacing and by the real star of the show, a treacherous wooden hellride of a rollercoaster called the Thrill, which is being resurrected in an amusement park near San Francisco. After a fatal accident, the ride is closed and rebuilt, made safer, reinforced. The cast is right out of a 1970s disaster movie: the pretty and spunky fairground worker; the engineer brought from Chicago to oversee the repairs; the ride fanatic chosen to take the maiden voyage of the new Thrill; the slob of a maintenance man; the tormented genius who built the original ride and hates the modifications. Byrne (Mannequin) conjures up few surprises in his tale, as ., Carroll & Graf Publishers, Incorporated, 1995<

ISBN: 9780786701995

When a teenager is fatally injured after being hurled from a high-intensity amusement park roller coaster, the park owner agrees to remodel the ride much to the chagrin of its designer, a… Plus…

When a teenager is fatally injured after being hurled from a high-intensity amusement park roller coaster, the park owner agrees to remodel the ride much to the chagrin of its designer, and when the newly refurbished ride makes its first test, disaster occurs. Media > Book, [PU: Carroll & Graf Publishers]<