A Dangerous Fortune
- Authors: Ken Follett
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- Type: Novel
- Genres: Historical
- Rank:Top 300 in Best Historical Thrillers Books on Amazon
- Rating: 4.4 based on 40,271 reviews
- Release Date: October 1, 1993
- Print length: 533 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
In 1866, a public school pupil drowns in a mysterious accident involving several boys. Among them are Hugh Pilaster, his cousin Edward - heir to the Pilaster fortune - and Micky Miranda, the son of a South American landowner. The death begins a sequence of treachery that lasts for three decades.
Praise for A Dangerous Fortune
I don't usually enjoy historical thrillers but admit to being totally captivated by Ken Follett's A Dangerous Fortune.
Gripping, complex plot... sexual intrigue... fascinating characters... You won’t be able to put down this exciting page-turner.
A terrific page-turner.
Follett [builds] to a dramatic climax with the same masterful control that guided Eye of the Needle and The Pillars of the Earth.
Highly entertaining... Follett's characters are drawn with broad, realistic strokes... this story of greed and retribution should win Follett new fans.
Political and amorous intrigues, cold-blooded murder, and financial crises... old-fashioned entertainment.
Breathlessly plotted... relentlessly suspenseful.
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