On the last day of second grade, Song Lee's party at the local amusement park forces Harry to face his fear of elevators when he is expected to ride the Drop of Doom.

It is a time of crisis in the city's Department of Elevator Inspectors, and Lila Mae Watson, its first black female inspector, is at the center of it. Two factions are locked in a power struggle: the Empiricists, who rely on measurements; and the Intuitionists, who can sense structural defects through meditation and instinct. Lila Mae, an Intuitionist, has the highest accuracy rate in the department--until an elevator goes into deadly freefall on...

Two women--co-workers at an international fashion conglomerate--enter an elevator to take them down from the thirtieth floor, but only one woman is alive when the doors open in the lobby.

"An edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach--a heart-pounding tale in which a series of disasters paralyzes New York City with fear. Pulsating with tension, Elevator Pitch is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible. and will chill readers to the bone"-- "Four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower, press the buttons for their floor. The elevator...

"At the end of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we left our hero riding in triumph in his Great Glass Elevator, the proud new owner of the gigantic and fabulous Chocolate Factory. The other passengers were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bucket, his four grandparents (all in one huge bed!) and, of course, Mr. Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire! When Grandma Josephine panics and presses the wrong button, the Great Glass Elevator goes into orbit!...