Never A Novel

Ken Follett's epic, globe-spanning thriller is set in the present day and focuses on an escalating international crisis that could lead to world war. The story is a nerve-racking drama of international tension where, as U.S. President Pauline Green notes, "Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed." The crisis begins with seemingly isolated incidents: a shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert, a stolen U.S. Army drone, an uninhabited Japanese island, and a country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons. The plot follows multiple threads and characters, including the first woman President of the United States, Pauline Green, who navigates terrorist attacks, illegal arms trading, and a populist rival while working to avoid an unnecessary war. Also involved are two elite intelligence agents in the Sahara pursuing drug-smuggling terrorists, a spy undercover with jihadists, and a brilliant Chinese spymaster. As one act of aggression leads to another, the most powerful countries in the world are caught in a complex web of alliances, sliding closer to the brink of a potentially unimaginable nuclear conflict.

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