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The novel is set in the American pharmaceutical industry and describes the tortuous story of a young and promising woman who started out as a pharmaceutical salesman, went through hardships, experienced ups and downs, and finally became the president of a company. The novel vividly introduces many inside stories of the American pharmaceutical industry, and also exposes various overt and covert struggles within the company, as well as social phenomena such as fraud, drug abuse, dereliction of duty, corruption and perversion of the law. The novel not only maintains the author's consistent characteristics of fascinating plots, but is also deeper and more humane than previous works. It can still inspire people even today.

"Nightly News" TV anchor Sloan's peaceful life was shattered: terrorists kidnapped his wife and children. No one knows better than him that the fate of his family now depends on the help of his former love rival and the network's top reporter Harry Partridge, on the decision of the network's beautiful but ruthless CEO, on Sloane's own determination to track the kidnappers across the border, and on the final climax of heart-stopping danger and death... The author throws the entire industry into a moment of crisis, and everyone in every part of the system is either actively or passively involved in it and faces tests. The human nature, contradictions, flaws and compassion that cannot be seen in calm moments are fully exposed.

The novel describes the development of the American automobile industry in microcosm, from the development of automobile manufacturing technology, the lives of automobile workers, the mental torture of the production line, the sales of automobiles, the struggle between automobile companies and labor unions, and car accidents, etc. This book was made into a TV series, which immediately caused a viewing frenzy. Even American consumers avoid cars produced on Mondays and Fridays. "Motor City" said that assembly line workers are uneasy on the weekends and the quality cannot be guaranteed. "Motor City" is set in the American automobile manufacturing city of Detroit, focusing on the main scenes of the design, production, and sales of the "Star" car. It extensively depicts and exposes the American social life after the African-American anti-riot struggle in 1967, which helps us understand the reality of contemporary American society.

The novel tells the story of how Lincoln International Airport faced threats from emergencies in just seven hours, from half past six in the evening to one thirty the next morning. The snowstorm hindered the operation of the airport, the chaos caused by the gathering of environmentalists, the threat to the plane from the suicide fraudsters, the intrigues among the airport personnel, and the disaster was approaching step by step... After the movie of the same name adapted from the book was released, it started the trend of disaster movies in the 1970s.

This novel was once popular in the United States and was hailed as a must-read "textbook" for hotel management students. The author Haley uses his consistently sharp and meticulous writing style to tell us the story of the transformation that a luxury hotel called the "Saint Gregory Hotel" in New Orleans, USA, experienced in just five days. The place was once in crisis due to the conservativeness of the managers and the laziness and greed of some employees. However, with the efforts of deputy general manager Peter McDermott, secretary to the general manager Christine Francis, sous chef Andre Lemire, loyal garbage incinerator Booker Graham and others, it has rediscovered its future development path. With the help of the "mysterious guest" Albert Wells, it has gained a wonderful opportunity to realize hotel development and personal ideals.

The Arthur Haley series includes "Grand Hotel", "Motown", "Evening News", "Airport", "Strong Medicine" and "Final Diagnosis".