Paper Money

Paper Money is a gripping novel of high-finance and underworld villainy from the masterful Ken Follett. Will reporters uncover the web of criminality at the heart of two seemingly unconnected crimes?<BR><BR>Several Daring Crimes<BR>London. A politician wakes with a beautiful girl; a criminal briefs his team; a tycoon breakfasts with a Bank official. Then three stories break: an attempted suicide, a hijack and a take-over bid.<BR><BR>One Shocking Conspiracy<BR>They seem unrelated - until Evening Post reporters ask questions. Why is a Jamaican bank in trouble? Who drove the Rolls-Royce seen near the crime scene? Who was the man with gunshot wounds? Over the course of a single day, fortunes will be destroyed, reputations shattered and principles shredded.<BR><BR>A Dangerous Truth<BR>It is only when a blackmailed politician decides to take matters into his own hands and to set a pair of fearless reporters on the trail that a criminal web at the heart of the conspiracy is uncovered. Will the truth be too dangerous to print on this unforgettable day in the capital?<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>Praise for Ken Follett:<BR><BR>'There's a reason he's a bestseller - he can tell a story' - The Times<BR><BR>'Ken Follett can't write a bad book' - Stephen King<BR><BR>'Really thrilling' - The New York Times Book Review<BR><BR>'An absolutely terrific thriller, so pulse-pounding, so ingenious in its plotting and so frighteningly realistic that you simply cannot stop reading' - Publishers Weekly<BR><BR>'Extraordinarily satisfying . . . a truly suspenseful novel . . . heart-stopping, nerve-freezing terror' - Los Angeles Times