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Night over Water

Written by: Ken Follett
Narrated by: Tom Casaletto
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 On a bright September morning in 1939, two days after Britain declares war on Germany, a group of privileged but desperate people gather in Southhampton to board the largest, most luxurious airliner ever built - the Pan American Clipper - bound for New York.

The passengers include a fascist English aristocrat fleeing with his family and a fortune in jewels; a German scientist escaping from the Nazis; a murderer under FBI escort; a beautiful young woman heading for a new life; and a handsome, charming, unscrupulous thief.

They will be in the air for 30 hours, soothed by the carpeted lounges, the curtained beds, the gourmet dining room, and the endless champagne. But once inside the flying palace, there is no escape. Over the Atlantic, the Clipper's passengers are gripped by mounting fear and tension as their journey reaches the point of no return.

©1991 Ken Follett (P)1991 Brilliance Audio Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Fiction War

What the critics say

"Follet soars to a thoroughly satisfying ending with aeronautical precision." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Tom Casaletto's glib performance makes this seemingly endless journey fly by with ease. His many accents are first-rate." ( AudioFile)
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Good for a beach read. An unusual premise. I've enjoyed some of his other books more but this is worth a download.

Enjoyable albeit predictable

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A diverting escapist story about an interesting time period. Gets a little racy at times.

Enjoyable Cozy Mystery

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I loved it years ago. Maybe 30 years ago. Listening now, the writing style is a bit simplistic and the narration compounds that. However, it’s a great plot, with compelling characters and a wonderful old airplane.
Ironically, it would be great teen fiction, except for a few sexual interludes that are a bit explicit for kids.
But I am old enough to have read it when it was new.

It should be a classic!

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Slow to start but it catches up. A bit more of unnecessary sexual content than usual. Narration was first rate.

Not one of his better books

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This story was fun and I liked the characters. The accents may not be perfect but the story is good!

I like historic fiction

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