any further thefts, nothing is actually mandated and no policy changes are made. Reception The Guardian said it had a "dotty, old-hat plot made unexpectedly credible with new gadgetry and well-engineered surprises". The New York Times wrote "the author maintains tension ably". Film adaptation Pursuit was a 1972 made-for-TV movie that screened on the ABC network based on the novel. It was a TV Movie of the Week and marked Crichton's directorial debut. References 1972 American novels Novels by Michael Crichton Techno-thriller novels Alfred A. Knopf books American novels adapted into films American novels adapted into television shows Works published under a pseudonym