Hired by the CIA to track down the U.S. secretary of state in the aftermath of a suspicious plane crash in Libya, rakish captain Juan Cabrillo uncovers a sinister plot by Libya's new foreign minister; a scheme with links to a 200-year-old naval battle and centuries-old Islamic scrolls.
In the waning days of the Second World War, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure - a different kind of kamikaze mission, this one carried out by two submarines bound for the west coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain of biological virus. Originally published: London: Michael Joseph, 2004
Ken Follett and the intrigue of World War II-"a winning formula" ("Entertainment Weekly") if ever there was one. With his riveting prose and unerring instinct for suspense, the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author takes to the skies over Europe, where a young Danish man-equipped with only an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane at his disposal-will change the course of the war...