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Ken Follett’s The Key to Rebecca took 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 th Ken Follett’s The Key to Rebecca took 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. Rebecca Comes to WarWe all know how WWII invaded literature.
The theme has been used and abused inspiring all sorts of stories.Since what goes around is supposed to come around, it's not by all means shocking to find an example where the opposite works, e.g. Knowing about a WWII episode where literature plays some kind of a role.While researching for the 'Eye of the needle', Ken Follet found a parallel story that involved a german spy, a sexy belly dancer and the famous 'Rebecca' from Daphne d Rebecca Comes to WarWe all know how WWII invaded literature. The theme has been used and abused inspiring all sorts of stories.Since what goes around is supposed to come around, it's not by all means shocking to find an example where the opposite works, e.g. Knowing about a WWII episode where literature plays some kind of a role.While researching for the 'Eye of the needle', Ken Follet found a parallel story that involved a german spy, a sexy belly dancer and the famous 'Rebecca' from Daphne du Maurier.And it was such a strange combination that gave birth to a quite different Rebecca.'
The key to Rebecca' is not Ken Follet at his best, but it's Ken Follet at his almost best!Nothing left to say except that it's highly recommendable!Ken Follet always provides knowledge and entertainment. What else could we demand!?. If they liked it once, they'll love it twice. That's the wise rationale behind Follett's new WW II thriller, which recycles the same basic scenario-now in 1942 Cairo instead of 1944 England-that made Eye of the Needle such a winner. Again the central figure is a Nazi spy with secrets that could change history.Like many of Follett’s books, The Key to Rebecca is rich with captivating historical detail that only adds to the flavor of the book and leaves readers with a better understanding about w If they liked it once, they'll love it twice. That's the wise rationale behind Follett's new WW II thriller, which recycles the same basic scenario-now in 1942 Cairo instead of 1944 England-that made Eye of the Needle such a winner.
Again the central figure is a Nazi spy with secrets that could change history.Like many of Follett’s books, The Key to Rebecca is rich with captivating historical detail that only adds to the flavor of the book and leaves readers with a better understanding about what World War II was like in the heat of North Africa. The book is also populated with a colorful cast of characters that are simultaneously authentic, arresting, and majorly flawed. Readers are sure to find themselves both fascinated and repelled by enigmatic characters like Sonja, a famous belly dancer with unusual appetites; and Abdullah, a gleefully irreverent and unreliable thief.The book is filled with so many thrills, it is oddly reminiscent of the Indiana Jones movies and those dime store adventure novels from the 1950s, at least in the way that it is fun to read and swarming with twists and turns aplenty. If you like to learn something while you are entertained, then you won’t want to miss Follett’s classic spy thriller tour de force, The Key to Rebecca.
It will have you burning the midnight oil as you stay up late turning pages into the wee hours of the morning until you find out just who wins this epic showdown. What's not to love about a good WWII spy novel? It's so easy to get sucked right in. You've got Nazis: they're the bad guys. No need to develop this.
They are the bad guys. They are the ultimate bad guys. They are, in fact, about as bad as guys get. Outside of Sauron's legions of Mordor, you don't really have a better example of a total absence of moral ambiguity. And really: between Joseph Goebbels and the Witch King leader of the nazgul, it's a toss-up for sheer wickedness.Most of us have a p What's not to love about a good WWII spy novel? It's so easy to get sucked right in.
You've got Nazis: they're the bad guys. No need to develop this. They are the bad guys. They are the ultimate bad guys. They are, in fact, about as bad as guys get. Outside of Sauron's legions of Mordor, you don't really have a better example of a total absence of moral ambiguity. And really: between Joseph Goebbels and the Witch King leader of the nazgul, it's a toss-up for sheer wickedness.Most of us have a pretty good idea how the second world war actually turned out and who won.
I won't give anything away for those who haven't. It's quite a suspenseful story and I'd hate to ruin it for you. But even knowing the ending doesn't detract from the tension that is carefully constructed here. In the hands of a skilled suspense writer, the reader somehow forgets. I hope they stop that Nazi bastard!' I shouted at my book. 'Otherwise I'll eventually be reading this in German, and won't know what's going on!'
Spies, seduction, suspense. These are my guilty pleasures when I just need to get away from it all and immerse myself in a world of intrigue and ethical absolutes. And I'm very glad the bad guys lost. Take that, you Nazi pricks. A Spy Novel that Reads Likea Good Alternate History Fiction(A Book Review of Ken Follett’s The Key to Rebecca)The last camel collapsed at noon.So begins Ken Follett’s intriguing World War II thriller set in 1942 Cairo, a city holding its breath.
The German army is poised for a strike in Egypt, and the British seems powerless to stop it; powerless, too, to catch the master spy with the codename Sphinx who is stealing their military secrets and transmitting them to Field Marshall Rommel. Just who A Spy Novel that Reads Likea Good Alternate History Fiction(A Book Review of Ken Follett’s The Key to Rebecca)The last camel collapsed at noon.So begins Ken Follett’s intriguing World War II thriller set in 1942 Cairo, a city holding its breath. The German army is poised for a strike in Egypt, and the British seems powerless to stop it; powerless, too, to catch the master spy with the codename Sphinx who is stealing their military secrets and transmitting them to Field Marshall Rommel. Just who is he? And what is the code hidden in the pages of Daphne du Maurier’s famous novel?
Only one man, a British intelligence officer, could thwart him. But to get the key in his hands and uncover Germany’s secret weapon, he must risk losing all he holds dear.At the age of 29, Ken Follett doesn’t want himself to be categorized to write or identified with a single genre, and asserts early on with his publishers that he’s going to write whatever caught his fancy and his readers. However, while researching for The Eye of the Needle he chanced upon an incident in history that became the building block of what will become The Key to Rebecca that made him drew back and exclaim, hhmmA few chapters in Follett’s third book, another novel set during the unfolding drama that is World War II, it structurally reminded me of his break out best seller, The Eye of the Needle. Yes, it is formulaic, but it is formulaic at best, for Follett writes in his prime and in his prowess. Alex Wolf is just another Henry Faber being the ruthless and cunning Nazi spy, but the beauty with which Follett creates these anti-heroes is in how he can squeeze out sympathy in the reader one eventually roots for him that in the end you so badly want him to triumph despite the fact that he’s the bad guy. Along with a cast of carefully and perfectly rounded out characters with psychological depth, self-awareness and absorbing female lead often lacking in spy novels and thrillers, the reader is not only privy to what they think and feel, but drawn in as well of their whims and sexual desires.
And if I may add, Follett’s sex scenes, generous and detailed as they are, are not mere add-on to the chapters not only, and perhaps, to titillate the reader, but to add more nuance and can sometimes reveal vulnerabilities of heroes and villains alike.The action is steadily paced and the tension builds like a tightening noose it’s almost hard to turn away and put the book down, and it sometimes made me scream at every unexpected twist. In this book Follett seamlessly combined history and fiction using historical detail to further the plot, especially in how he use the real-life Nazi spy Johannes Eppler in attributing the character of Alex Wolf and particularly by setting it in Africa, a place scarcely mentioned in WWII books, it’s hard to believe that fierce battle also occurred in this continent besides Europe. Adopting a credible narrator’s voice as that of a historian, Ken Follett managed to convey a wealth of information with his descriptions about war-time Cairo, the desert, nomadic life, the rise of Egyptian Nationalism and the gripping events of the Battle of Tobruk.The Key to Rebecca is an impressive cloak and dagger book that pits together two men in whose hands lies the outcome of the war and the fate of a seething nation. Readers who loved Ken Follett’s brand of fiction will find in here trademarks that made his novels such brilliant best sellers. There’s an incredible chase scene of motorcycles hurtling thru blacked-out Cairo; the clever spy who’s always ahead and narrowly escapes his hunter; and a harrowing race against death and a speeding train.
Nevertheless, it also showcases something new to the table for good ole fans and new readers to feast on.Book Details: Book #25 for 2011Published by William Morrow & Co.(Hardcover, 1985 First Edition)381 pagesStarted: June 13, 2011Finished: June 19, 2011My Rating: ★★★★See this review on my book blog and for many others. Original review: 'Enjoyed this just as much in a subsequent reading as first escape with Follett to WWII North Africa.' 4/16/18 -Have likely read, or at least started maybe two dozen by Follett. Several featured topics that interested me. Hornets Flight and Jackdaws, along with Rebecca. Cathedral building's first volume. Three Ken's remain in my GRCat.
Suggest Pargeter if you like the cathedral era. Brother Cadfael time.In Key. Ken mixed his ingredients most compatible to my wavelength. Enj Original review: 'Enjoyed this just as much in a subsequent reading as first escape with Follett to WWII North Africa.' 4/16/18 -Have likely read, or at least started maybe two dozen by Follett. Several featured topics that interested me.
Hornets Flight and Jackdaws, along with Rebecca. Cathedral building's first volume. Three Ken's remain in my GRCat. Suggest Pargeter if you like the cathedral era. Brother Cadfael time.In Key. Ken mixed his ingredients most compatible to my wavelength. Enjoyed the main characters enough to take another ride through the book, which I haven't done with Follett's other productions.The Rommel book by Pressfield fits besides Rebecca on my mental WW@shelf.
This book was very easy to put down until the last 80 pages when the action finally took place. I can handle some racy stuff in books, but there are a couple sentences I really wish I hadn't read that are in this book. The sex that is talked about is way too perverted for me. There wasn't a lot of it and I did my best to skim over it while not missing out on the plot, but I really couldn't see the point of most of it. I read another goodreads' member's review of this book before I started it tha This book was very easy to put down until the last 80 pages when the action finally took place.
I can handle some racy stuff in books, but there are a couple sentences I really wish I hadn't read that are in this book. The sex that is talked about is way too perverted for me.
There wasn't a lot of it and I did my best to skim over it while not missing out on the plot, but I really couldn't see the point of most of it. I read another goodreads' member's review of this book before I started it that said it seemed like the author just threw salacious stuff in as an afterthought with no relevance to the story - I have to agree for the most part.
'The Key to Rebecca' is another unyielding, page-turner thriller set in the backdrop of WW2, involving the Axis-Allied struggle to control Egypt. Much like 'Eye of the Needle', Follet brilliantly creates a narrative surrounding 'real life' historical events and characters that are absolutely brilliant! The story revolves around a 'love triangle' between 'Wolff', a German spy and his lover, a famous 'Egyptian belly dancer'. Wolff has no boundaries in trying to capture 'British' secrets to aid the 'The Key to Rebecca' is another unyielding, page-turner thriller set in the backdrop of WW2, involving the Axis-Allied struggle to control Egypt. Much like 'Eye of the Needle', Follet brilliantly creates a narrative surrounding 'real life' historical events and characters that are absolutely brilliant!
The story revolves around a 'love triangle' between 'Wolff', a German spy and his lover, a famous 'Egyptian belly dancer'. Wolff has no boundaries in trying to capture 'British' secrets to aid the Germans in capturing Egypt. Opposing Wolff is captain 'Vadam', a British secretive agent who uses his entire unit to apprehend the German spy.Follet uses an intricate machination to form a story that is densely filled with suspense, crazy 'chase' scenes and a a love triangle! There's tons of sex scenes, including a 'threesome' that believe it or not complements to the development of the story! Again, his 'sex scenes' are not done in ill taste nor are they gratuitous.he simply tells stories that are realistic involving human emotions, including sex.Follet strikes a big thumbs up with 'Key to Rebecca', and those familiar with his writing will see shear brilliance in the setting of an intense WW2 spy thriller!4 1/2 Stars. Two-thirds of the way through this book I was prepared to give it a rave review. The book has all the elements of a good action thriller: Compelling, well-drawn villain, sympathetic hero, interesting supporting characters (including one who's a bisexual, Nazi-collaborating seductress by day, night club belly dancer by night!), a decent amount of sex, and an exotic setting.
I especially liked Follett's technique of shifting points of view, so that we get to see what characters who we've already b Two-thirds of the way through this book I was prepared to give it a rave review. The book has all the elements of a good action thriller: Compelling, well-drawn villain, sympathetic hero, interesting supporting characters (including one who's a bisexual, Nazi-collaborating seductress by day, night club belly dancer by night!), a decent amount of sex, and an exotic setting. I especially liked Follett's technique of shifting points of view, so that we get to see what characters who we've already been introduced to look like to others who are meeting them for the first time.However, with the initial premise having reached a natural conclusion about 2/3 of the way through, Follett ditches most of the subtlety of the preceding story for a somewhat contrived series of chase and action sequences. There's a theory of writing which holds that conflict is at the heart of a good story, so the more setbacks, complications, and dilemmas you throw at your character the more exciting the story will be. Unfortunately, the action over the last third of this book begins to resemble one of those old silent film series where an oily, caped villain, believing he's dispatched the pure-hearted but somewhat incompetent hero, has the damsel tied to a railroad track and twirls his mustache while a locomotive approaches. That doesn't literally happen in this book, but that's what the last third felt like.
The denouement also felt somewhat abrupt and trite. I love Cold War spy stories. I've read a lot of them, and this is one of the good ones. Having said that, I'm afraid it would be hard for me to recommend The Key to Rebecca to anyone I actually KNOW because of the insanely graphic sex scenes Follett felt the need to include. Are they well written? Well, yes they are-if you're looking for porn in novel form.
Were they necessary in furthering the storyline or fleshing out the characters (no pun intended)? Certainly not to their graphic degree. I' I love Cold War spy stories. I've read a lot of them, and this is one of the good ones. Having said that, I'm afraid it would be hard for me to recommend The Key to Rebecca to anyone I actually KNOW because of the insanely graphic sex scenes Follett felt the need to include. Are they well written?
Well, yes they are-if you're looking for porn in novel form. Were they necessary in furthering the storyline or fleshing out the characters (no pun intended)? Certainly not to their graphic degree. I'm not a prude (Outlander by Diana Gabaldon is unapologetically my favorite novel series), but this was just ridiculous. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,The first few pages were fantastic. And then it just became a horrible book.
Spoilers ahead. It relies heavily on stereotypes-the inscrutable Arabs, the highly sexualized 'Oriental' women, the frigid, repressed British women.
The writing is stiff and overly expository. The character emotional development happens in spurts and doesn't make a whole lot of sense.Which really just leaves plot. The plot, over all, is the one good thing about this book. However, a few key turns happen in The first few pages were fantastic. And then it just became a horrible book. Spoilers ahead.
It relies heavily on stereotypes-the inscrutable Arabs, the highly sexualized 'Oriental' women, the frigid, repressed British women. The writing is stiff and overly expository. The character emotional development happens in spurts and doesn't make a whole lot of sense.Which really just leaves plot.
The plot, over all, is the one good thing about this book. However, a few key turns happen in a way that's unbelievable.
For instance, no matter how lustful, maniacal, twisted, egotistical Alex (the antagonist) is, I can't believe he'd take lust over sending information to the Germans that would win the war. This was my first Ken Follett book and I had high expectations from him. It was a good book.
Not too captivating as to stay with me nor too boring to make me stop reading it halfway.The book really caught on fire in the last 100 pages or so. Before that, it was touch and go for me. It was very difficult to read at times because Follett went pretty heavy-handed ( not to mention graphic ) on the sex scenes. Definitely, do not recommend to children.The end of the book had me racing alongside to cat This was my first Ken Follett book and I had high expectations from him. It was a good book. Not too captivating as to stay with me nor too boring to make me stop reading it halfway.The book really caught on fire in the last 100 pages or so. Before that, it was touch and go for me.
It was very difficult to read at times because Follett went pretty heavy-handed ( not to mention graphic ) on the sex scenes. Definitely, do not recommend to children.The end of the book had me racing alongside to catch the villain. The ending was extremely satisfying and the writing captured the richness and history behind WWII in Egypt.There were some aspects of the book I didn’t like, like the way the two major female characters were portrayed.
They were treated as objects to be manipulated and used throughout the book. Felt really bad for her at the end That almost made me put the book down, but the plot and writing managed to salvage the book, a little.All in all, this book is a moderately entertaining thriller meant for a one time read, or even less.
My second read for ken Follet. This time the novel takes place in my country during WW2. The incidents are based on some true events though the majority are fictional for thriller purpose. It's based on the failed German operation Condor. Alex Wolff is the Abwehr spy Eppler, Sonja is the famous belly dancer Hekmat Fahmy.
Rommel and Sadat appear here, though their appearance here is not historically precise.Follet is fond of details and that's why i am interested in reading as much as i can of h My second read for ken Follet. This time the novel takes place in my country during WW2. The incidents are based on some true events though the majority are fictional for thriller purpose. It's based on the failed German operation Condor.
Alex Wolff is the Abwehr spy Eppler, Sonja is the famous belly dancer Hekmat Fahmy. Rommel and Sadat appear here, though their appearance here is not historically precise.Follet is fond of details and that's why i am interested in reading as much as i can of his work. Though it's obvious he made a remarkable effort in this novel trying to draw a picture for Cairo in the 40s, and some of his remarks were really smart, yet it's also obvious that his perspective to Egypt and Egyptians was rather colonial, which resulted many illogical behaviors and reactions in this story. This is a fairly good book and I wish I'd read it years (and years) ago when I perhaps could have appreciated it more.However, I found the actual writing a little tedious, repetitious, and dull. Lots of short, noun-verb, noun-verb sentences. (Yeah, I require a little more variation.) I knew the story from seeing the movie, but I still wanted to read the book.
There was also a lot of 'he saw.blah blah blah,' or 'she looked at.blah, blah blah.' I wanted to reach out and hit the author on the This is a fairly good book and I wish I'd read it years (and years) ago when I perhaps could have appreciated it more.However, I found the actual writing a little tedious, repetitious, and dull. Lots of short, noun-verb, noun-verb sentences. (Yeah, I require a little more variation.) I knew the story from seeing the movie, but I still wanted to read the book. There was also a lot of 'he saw.blah blah blah,' or 'she looked at.blah, blah blah.'
I wanted to reach out and hit the author on the head (gently) and say, yes, yes, there's a camel and there's a truck and there's a boat and we don't need to be constantly TOLD that he's seeing this or that. Just report that what's going on. If he is THERE, we KNOW he's seeing it.Well, I got to the point that I just ignored that sort of writing and concentrated on the story.A German spy makes his way into Cairo, Egypt during WWII and manages to send radio messages back to Rommel in the desert about British troop movements, supply routes, attack plans, etc., using a code that requires a book to unravel it, and in this case the book is 'Rebecca.' Meanwhile an officer in British intelligence tries to track down said spy and stop him. There are women, some good, some bad; there are native Egyptians, some good, some bad; there are exciting chase scenes where the bad spy gets away, but just barely. There's also a scene where the British officer can't stop something going on because of want of a gun.Okay, no gun. Maybe in the 1940s?
Or during war time? While hunting down bad guys? Please, let me believe this.
But I went 'huh?' (And I'm not looking at things just from a 2016 POV here. I've read my share of books set and written in the 1940's and earlier. Not everyone is running around with a gun in their pocket, but just the same.)But okay, a fair read. I have another Ken Follett to read and one of my good friends says that one is spectacular.Hope she is right. I'm willing to say I enjoyed this book, though I wouldn't be quick to recommend it to anyone.
Follett seemed to be moderately researched in the World War Two Middle East, and overall the story was interesting. It was an easy read, and was sufficiently entertaining.However, there were a few problems I had with this book, which kept me from truly enjoying it. For one thing, the story was extremely predictable. Not just the overall outcome, but every plot twist and event followed a typical path. T I'm willing to say I enjoyed this book, though I wouldn't be quick to recommend it to anyone.
Follett seemed to be moderately researched in the World War Two Middle East, and overall the story was interesting. It was an easy read, and was sufficiently entertaining.However, there were a few problems I had with this book, which kept me from truly enjoying it.
For one thing, the story was extremely predictable. Not just the overall outcome, but every plot twist and event followed a typical path.
There was a severe lack of imagination and creativity.The other issue I take is directed more toward Ken Follett than this particular novel. I read Pillars of the Earth, and while I loved the story, it was completely ruined by Follett's writing style.
Deciding to give him another chance, I picked up The Key To Rebecca, which did nothing but prove my initial complaints against Follett's writing. His characters are too black and white. The heroes are too perfect, and the villains are way too evil to be believable.
Not only that, but I've noticed that Follett has a habit of creating evil characters with strange and ugly sexual desires.to the point of where I wonder if his writing is some way to live out personal fetishes of his.As I said before, the book was entertaining enough. If I had to sum up my feeling for the book in just a few words, it would be: 'I wish a different author had written it'. Sometimes you need to go back and see which 'oldies' you missed.
Actually, my reason for reading 'The Key to Rebecca' was more pedestrian: the bookstore aisles were blocked due to some activity in the bookstore; The 'F' shelf in the mystery section was the only place I could get to. And I'm glad! I bought the book, went home, and curled up in bed. The first line sucked me in: 'The last camel collapsed at noon.' I wish I could write like that: six words and I know that the setting is the middle e Sometimes you need to go back and see which 'oldies' you missed.
Actually, my reason for reading 'The Key to Rebecca' was more pedestrian: the bookstore aisles were blocked due to some activity in the bookstore; The 'F' shelf in the mystery section was the only place I could get to. And I'm glad!
I bought the book, went home, and curled up in bed. The first line sucked me in: 'The last camel collapsed at noon.' I wish I could write like that: six words and I know that the setting is the middle east, that it's almost certainly in the desert (why else talk about a camel collapsing?), that a journey is involved, and that somebody is in trouble. Something else that Follett masters in this World War II era novel is the manipulation of the reader's sense of alliance and empathy as the author switches back and forth between two major characters. At first your sympathies are with one, but somewhere along the way, you start wondering if you've chosen the right character, and by the end.
Read it if you haven't, and you'll see! I thought the Key to Rebecca was a disappointment. I had heard good things of it and I think well of Ken follett. But the scenario I found surprisingly similar to Eye of the Needle, just set in Egypt.The story just did not seem to get going until the last 50 pages. It was also unnecessarily graphic at times, which almost caused me to stop reading. Skimming portions made it possible to finish.
But in the end, I found that I did not really care abot the characters enough to find satisfaction in t I thought the Key to Rebecca was a disappointment. I had heard good things of it and I think well of Ken follett.
But the scenario I found surprisingly similar to Eye of the Needle, just set in Egypt.The story just did not seem to get going until the last 50 pages. It was also unnecessarily graphic at times, which almost caused me to stop reading. Skimming portions made it possible to finish. But in the end, I found that I did not really care abot the characters enough to find satisfaction in the result. I liked the idea of the book Rebecca being used as a key to encrypted messages, but not much was made of this fact. I was hoping that somehow the book Rebecca would have been incorporated into the Key to Rebecca.
But the spy could have used any other book and this novel would not have changed at all. Ken Follet delivers another page turner. Excellent thriller, highly recommended. The story is set is in WWII Egypt with a cast of intriguing characters true to their time. The villain is particularly well drawn in that he embodies the arrogance of the nazi, the feeling that morality is passe and the strong will take what they will.
Follet makes a case for true strength belonging to those with compassion and who are fighting for freedom rather than glory and debauchery. This is the essence of WWI Ken Follet delivers another page turner. Excellent thriller, highly recommended. The story is set is in WWII Egypt with a cast of intriguing characters true to their time. The villain is particularly well drawn in that he embodies the arrogance of the nazi, the feeling that morality is passe and the strong will take what they will.
Follet makes a case for true strength belonging to those with compassion and who are fighting for freedom rather than glory and debauchery. This is the essence of WWII to me.
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In this novel the theme motivates the characters without having to be stated. This is a typical Pot-boiler Thriller. Good Twists and Turns but sometimes predictable and contrived.
Nevertheless interesting narrative. Keeps you wanting to know, what will happen next. Alex Wolfe, a Arab German Spy vs Vandam, the British Army Officer keep playing cat and mouse game. While Wolfs successfully entraps a British Officer to get to the Army Secrets, which he passes on the German Army causing losses to the British in Egypt. But Finally Vandam gets the better of Wolfe and traps the GThis is a typical Pot-boiler Thriller. Good Twists and Turns but sometimes predictable and contrived.
Nevertheless interesting narrative. Keeps you wanting to know, what will happen next. Alex Wolfe, a Arab German Spy vs Vandam, the British Army Officer keep playing cat and mouse game. While Wolfs successfully entraps a British Officer to get to the Army Secrets, which he passes on the German Army causing losses to the British in Egypt. But Finally Vandam gets the better of Wolfe and traps the Germans by sending fake messages by reaching the Radio hidden by Wolfe in the Desert and also getting the Key which encrypts and decrypts the messages coded using the Book Rebecca.
Along the way there are ambushes, melodrama, honey traps etc. Overall an enjoyable read. Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. Over 165 million copies of the 31 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. Over 165 million copies of the 31 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995.He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director.Ken’s latest book, A Column of Fire, is a historical novel about spies and secret agents in the 16th century, the time of Queen Elizabeth I. Set partly in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, it is a sequel to bestsellers The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End and was published in September 2017.His previous project, The Century Trilogy, has sold 22 million copies worldwide.
The three books tell the story of the twentieth century through five generations on three continents.Ken’s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978. A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. It remains one of Ken’s most popular books.In 1989, Ken’s epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, The Pillars of the Earth, was published. It reached number one on best-seller lists everywhere and has sold over 24 million copies worldwide.
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It was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010. World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, proved equally popular when it was published in 2007.Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He was chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses. He is also active in many Stevenage charities and is President of the Stevenage Community Trust.Ken, who loves music almost as much as he loves books, is an enthusiastic bass guitar player in two bands. He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with his wife Barbara, the former Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage.