Jackdaws

'One of the great bestselling novelists' - The Sunday Telegraph 'Follett is a master storyteller' - The Times Jackdaws by Ken Follett is an irresistible novel of the French Resistance, love, courage and revenge set in the Second War War. A Failed Mission Two weeks before D-Day, the French Resistance try to destroy a telephone exchange vital to Nazi communications. Heavily defended, the mission fails disastrously. A Daring Plan With invasion looming, Flick Clairet, a British secret agent, proposes a daring but perilous new plan. She, along with an all-female team - the Jackdaws - will infiltrate and neutralize the exchange before Allied Forces land in France. A Race Against Time However, unbeknownst to Flick, Rommel has assigned a brilliant spy-catcher - Dieter Franck - to crush the French Resistance. And now Franck is closing in . . . Praise for Ken Follett 'Follett excels in telling a yarn. Intrigue, double-twists, exciting, satisfying . . . you won't be able to put it down' - Independent 'While grand events and themes are at the core of the novel, it is the richness of the characters and the intertwining of their often disparate stories that steal the show' - The Sunday Times 'Few writers can come up with the thrills more effectively than Ken Follett' - The Guardian 'Crackles with suspense' - The Daily Telegraph 'A sizzling narrative . . . Follett is a master' - Time