Hornet Flight / Paper Money Author:Ken Follett Hornet Flight — It is June 1941. Denmark is under German occupation and on the rocky coast, two brothers, Harold and Arne Olufsen, are straining against the rigid confines imposed by their elderly parents. — Arne's relationship with Hermia Mount, an M16 analyst, draws him into underground politics, putting him under surveil... more »lance by the Danish security forces and by one man in particular, who has a personal motive to see Arne fall.
It is only a matter of time before the brothers' paths converge in a united effort to overcome the Nazis.
A disused Hornet Moth biplane is their only means of getting a vital message to the British.
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Three seemingly unrelated events occur on a single morning in London.
An MP wakes up after spending the night with a beautiful young woman. A tycoon meets a leading Bank of England official for breakfast and an underworld gang boss briefs his crew.
Nothing so far to keep the tabloid editors awake. Until ambitious young reporter Kevin Hart uncovers his first promising link. Because what is at stake is conspiracy. Conspiracy to defraud, no matter what the human cost.
On one unforgettable day in the world's financial capital, fortunes will be destroyed and ideals will be shattered by the discovery that the whole truth is too dangerous to print. « less