Bøger af Ken Follett

A breathtaking thriller featuring "e;political and amorous intrigues, cold-blooded murder, and financial crises"e; (San Francisco Chronicle), from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Column of FireIn 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives. From the exclusive men's clubs and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper class to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, one family is splintered by a shared legacy. But greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or the dreams of a nation will die. Praise for A Dangerous Fortune';A terrific page-turner.'Los Angeles Times ';Political and amorous intrigues, cold-blooded murder, and financial crises . . . old-fashioned entertainment.'San Francisco Chronicle ';Breathlessly plotted . . . relentlessly suspenseful.'The New York Times ';Gripping, complex plot . . . sexual intrigue . . . fascinating characters . . . You won't be able to put down this exciting page-turner.'Lexington Herald-Leader ';Follett [builds] to a dramatic climax with the same masterful control that guidedEye of the NeedleandThe Pillars of the Earth.'Playboy ';I don't usually enjoy historical thrillers but admit to being totally captivated by Ken Follett'sA Dangerous Fortune.'Chicago Tribune ';Highly entertaining . . . Follett's characters are drawn with broad, realistic strokes . . . this story of greed and retribution should win Follett new fans.'Publishers Weekly ';Rich, complex, thrilling, suspenseful, well plotted . . .A Dangerous Fortuneis dangerous reading. You won't be able to put it down.'Authors and Critics

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only ally: the beautiful, highborn Lizzie Hallim, who is trapped in her own kind of hell. Though separated by politics and position, these two restless young people are bound by their passionate search for a place called freedom. From the teeming streets of London to the infernal hold of a slave ship to a sprawling Virginia plantation, Ken Follett's turbulent, unforgettable novel of liberty and revolution brings together a vivid cast of heroes and villains, lovers and rebels, hypocrites and hell-raisersall propelled by destiny toward an epic struggle that will change their lives forever.

Ken Follett'sThe Key to Rebeccatook readers and critics by storm when first published more than twenty years ago. Today, it remains one of the best espionage novels ever written.Look out for Ken's newest book,A Column of Fire, available now.A brilliant and ruthless Nazi master agent is on the loose in Cairo. His mission is to send Rommel's advancing army the secrets that will unlock the city's doors. In all of Cairo, only two people can stop him. One is a down-on-his-luck English officer no one will listen to. The other is a vulnerable young Jewish girl. . . .

Lie Down With Lions is the thrilling tale of suspense and deceit from master of the spy story, Ken Follett.A Dangerous RomanceIn Paris, rival spies Ellis and Jean-Pierre both fall in love with Jane, and all three become gripped in a tangled web of lust and deception as they battle terrorist conspiracies. Ultimately Jane can marry only one and chooses Jean-Pierre.A Fight for FreedomIn Afghanistan the Mujahedeen are fighting to free their country of the Soviet invasion and the newlyweds travel to the Valley of the Five Lions to help the cause as doctors. Fierce fighting means they must find a way out of the line of fire. A Perilous EscapeHelp unexpectedly comes in the form of Jean Pierre's nemesis, Ellis, and knowing both men have dangerous secrets, Jane must once again choose who to trust if she is to make her escape over one of the most remote mountain ranges in the world . . .

The saga that has enthralled millions of readers, The Kingsbridge Novels continue with World Without End.On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed.As adults, their lives will be braided together by ambition, love, greed and revenge. They will see prosperity and famine, plague and war. One boy will travel the world but come home in the end; the other will be a powerful, corrupt nobleman. One girl will defy the might of the medieval church; the other will pursue an impossible love. And always they will live under the long shadow of the unexplained killing they witnessed on that fateful childhood day.Ken Follett's masterful epic The Pillars of the Earth enchanted millions of readers with its compelling drama of war, passion and family conflict set around the building of a cathedral. World Without End takes readers back to medieval Kingsbridge two centuries later, as the men, women and children of the city once again grapple with the devastating sweep of historical change.World Without End is followed by the third of Ken Follett's Kingsbridge novels, A Column of Fire.

Under en forhandling i 1914 mellem England og Rusland om en hemmelig traktat planlægger nogle russiske anarkister at myrde zarens forhandler for at hindre planens gennemførelse

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En ung dansker falder i 1941 over en mystisk installation på den jyske vestkyst og bliver en vigtig brik i Englands forsøg på at mindske tabene ved bombetogterne. Han kommer i kontakt med modstandsbevægelsen og må under en dramatisk flyvetur bringe beviserne til London.