Hornet Flight - Brossura

Follett, Ken

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0451210743 ISBN 13: 9780451210746

Casa editrice: Signet, 2003

Riassunto

In June 1944, with the war not going well for the British, the lives of three people on both sides of the English Channel intertwine as one of them makes a discovery that could change the course of the war. Reprint.

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Praise for Hornet Flight

"An intricately woven espionage yarn . . . a gritty picture of the spy game and wartime Europe." —People

"Follett at his compelling best." —The Hartford Courant

"Zips along to an exhilarating climax." —Entertainment Weekly
 
"Buzzing with intrigue. . . . Follett is in the habit of writing bestselling World War II thrillers, and Hornet Flight continues the trend." —New York Daily News

"Gripping suspense. . . . Follett fans will find Hornet Flight up to the writer's usual standard." —Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Follett . . . hits the mark again. . . . [He] starts out fast and keeps up the pace." —Publishers Weekly

"Follett's pacing, dialogue, and eye for local color meet his usual standards . . . fun." —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Follett lays on the tension and excitement in a story of espionage and adventure." —Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)

"Old-fashioned derring-do done right." —Kirkus Reviews

"His ideas are good, he offers lots of action, and he builds tension." —St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Tense . . . consistently compelling." —Booklist 

L'autore:

Ken Follett is one of the world’s best-loved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books. Follett’s first bestseller was Eye of the Needle, a spy story set in the Second World War. 

In 1989 The Pillars of the Earth was published, and has since become the author’s most successful novel. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an Oprah’s Book Club pick.
 
Its sequels, World Without End and A Column of Fire, proved equally popular, and the Kingsbridge series has sold 38 million copies worldwide.
 
Follett lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife Barbara. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren, and three Labradors. 

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Signet
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0451210743
• ISBN 13: 9780451210746
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 518