Night Over Water

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“Follett is a master.”

—
Time

 

“An artist of compelling talents.”

—The
Philadelphia Inquirer

 

“Ken Follett can hold his own with the best.”

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The Indianapolis Star

 

“Masterful.... Plot and counterplot, treachery, cunning, and killing ... keep you on the edge every moment.”

—The Associated Press

 

“Razor-sharp ... harrowing ... a cleverly crafted, easily read novel.”

 

“Follett’s great strength is his female characters—they are smart, strong, independent, and when they love a man, by golly, he knows the game is up.”

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People

 

“An absolutely terrific thriller, so pulse pounding, so ingenious in its plotting, and so frighteningly realistic that you simply cannot stop reading.”

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Publishers Weekly

 

“Can Follett write ... ? He outclasses his competitors.”

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Newsday

ALSO BY KEN FOLLETT

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Copyright © Ken Follett, 1991 Grateful acknowledgment is made to Pan American World Airways for permission to reprint the PAA Passenger Deck Plan.

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The first air passenger service between the U.S.A. and Europe was started by Pan American in the summer of 1939. It lasted only a few weeks; the service was curtailed when Hitler invaded Poland.

This novel is the story of an imaginary last flight, taking place a few days after war was declared. The flight, the passengers and the crew are all fictional. However, the plane itself is real.

 

In September
1939
a British pound was worth $4.20.