Airport
Arthur Hailey
thriller
crime thriller
past tense
third limited POV
~640 pp
A dark thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.
Matched by vibe, pacing, tone, and feel — not just genre.
| Word count | 159,951 |
| Page count | ~640 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |
| POV | third limited |