About the Author


Born In Luton, England, in 1920, Arthur Hailey was educated in English schools until age 14. He joined the British Royal Air Force in 1939 and served as a pilot and flight lieutenant during World War II and in the Middle and Far East. In 1947 Mr. Hailey emigrated to Canada, where he was a real estate salesman, a business paper editor, and then a sales and advertising executive. In 1956 he scored his first writing success with a TV drama, "Flight Into Danger," which was subsequently a movie and a novel, RUNWAY ZERO-EIGHT.


Mr. Hailey, one of the great storytellers of our time, has millions of devoted readers, and his novels are published in every major language. His sensational bestsellers include HOTEL, AIRPORT, THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS, IN HIGH PLACES - and his newest one, WHEELS.


Mr. Hailey lives in the Bahamas with his wife Sheila and their teen-age children: Jane, Steven, and Diane. Arthur Hailey cherishes his family privacy, avoiding publicity except - as he puts it - "when a new book comes out, and my publishers insist I do my duty."


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