Paper Money

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Paper Money is a gripping novel of high-finance and underworld villainy from bestselling author Ken Follett. Will reporters uncover the web of criminality at the heart of two seemingly unconnected crimes? Two Daring Crimes On a seemingly ordinary day in London two audacious crimes come to light; gangster Tony Cox plans a heist worth millions, and the unscrupulous tycoon Felix Laski blackmails a government minister in order to make a fortune. One Shocking Conspiracy But there is more than meets the eye in these two seemingly unconnected crimes and as the conspiracy causes high and low society to collide over the course of a single day, fortunes will be destroyed, reputations shattered, and principles shredded. A Dangerous Truth But it is only when the blackmailed politician decides to take matters into his own hands and set a pair of fearless reporters on the trail of the story that the criminal web at the heart of the conspiracy is uncovered. Will the truth be too dangerous to print?

Ken Follett was twenty-seven when he wrote Eye of the Needle, an award-winning thriller that became an international bestseller. He then surprised everyone with The Pillars of the Earth, about the building of a cathedral in the Middle Ages, which continues to captivate millions of readers all over the world and its long-awaited sequel, World Without End, was a number one bestseller in the US, UK and Europe and was followed by the third novel in the Kingsbridge series A Column of Fire. He has written the bestselling Century trilogy, which comprises Fall of Giants, Winter of the World and Edge of Eternity.

Master storyteller * The Times * Follett is a master of crafty plot and incredible detail * Time *