![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. The flashbacks bring the story of the idealistic young collegians from World War II into 1958, nicely setting up the action in an exciting, solidly plotted, and suspenseful read that grabs the reader by the throat in the first paragraph and doesn't let up until the last. Code to Zero The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge) Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy Never: A Novel World Without End: A Novel (Kingsbridge). This is one of Follett's strongest books in years. ![]() And Elspeth, Luke's mathematician wife, who'll do almost anything to save his life. And Billie Josephson, the woman Luke once loved, who happens to be an expert in brainwashing and memory loss. Like Anthony Carroll, a CIA agent who apparently has proof that Luke's been sabotaging the fledgling American space program and working for the Russians. "It's one thing to want to be a good person-but maybe I don't live up to what I believe in." But he does, and it's that firm interior moral compass that keeps him on track through the novel's most fascinating pages as he solves the puzzle of who he really is: Claude "Luke" Lucas, a renowned rocket scientist who was en route from Cape Canaveral to Washington to warn someone in the Pentagon about something he also can't remember, even with the help of some of his oldest friends. A gangster would be thinking, am I rich, do I slay the broads, are people scared of me?" "Honey, if that's what's bothering you, I know what kind of guy you are already. "Am I a loyal husband and a loving father and a reliable workmate? Or am I some kind of gangster? I hate not knowing." He's not sure how he came by those talents, and it worries him: "I wonder if I'm honest?" Maybe it was foolish, he thought, to pour out his heart to a whore on the street, but he had no one else. But he's remarkably skillful at evading pursuit, obscuring his tracks, stealing a car, and breaking into a house. He's dressed like a bum, and he looks like he's been on a bender. And in less than a few hours, it's clear that someone doesn't want him to find out. A man wakes up in a Washington, D.C., train station in 1958, shortly before the launch of Explorer I, America's first space satellite, with no idea who he is or how he got there. a jolting joyride." - St.Veteran thriller writer Ken Follett ( Eye of the Needle, The Third Twin, The Key to Rebecca) turns in another nifty story of espionage, deceit, and betrayal, a fast-paced read with "bestseller" written all over it. "Flawlessly plotted, tautly told, and suspenseful." - Minneapolis Star Tribune Follett creates a rousing story that never flags." - Chicago Tribune "This spy thriller is Follett at his best." -People A secret that can destroy the Explorer I-and America’s future. But even more terrible is the dark secret that they want him to forget. ![]() Knowing only that he’s being followed and watched at every turn, he must find the clues to his own identity before he can discover who is responsible. The real reason for the delay rests deep in the mind of a NASA scientist who has awoken that morning to find his memory completely erased. ![]() But at the last moment, the launch is delayed due to weather, even though everyone can see it is a perfectly sunny day. On the launch pad at Cape Canaveral sits America’s best hope to catch up with the Russians: the Explorer I satellite. January, 1958-the darkest hour of the Cold War and the early dawn of the space race. still a hell of a storyteller" ( Entertainment Weekly). As the clock counts down to a shocking climax, " Code to Zero's split-second suspense proves that. Synopsis: In this classic Cold War thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett puts his own electrifying twist on the space race between the U.S. ![]()
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