re: Michael Crichton Books

I always liked The Great Train Robbery, as it's based on a true story. Crichton's attempt to direct the movie, though, was bad -- one of Sean Connery's worst movies, in my opinion.

This novel starts very quickly and then goes back in time to tell the story from the beginning. But it's different, in that most of the novel is leading up to the robbery, which you already know is going to be successful.