Code to Zero, Ken Follett
Code to Zero, Ken Follett
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Code to Zero

Author: Ken Follett

Narrator: Lorelei King

Abridged: 5 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/10/2005

Synopsis

In this classic Cold War thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett puts his own electrifying twist on the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. "Code to Zero's split-second suspense proves that...[Follett is] a hell of storyteller."—Entertainment Weekly

About Ken Follett

Ken Follett, a Welsh novelist has written important bodies of work, such as: Eye of the Needle, The Key to Rebecca, Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, Whiteout, The Century Trilogy. His genre includes thrillers and historical fiction. As a youth he was never allowed to watch television or movies, so out of boredom, he developed a keen interest in reading.

Follett had various jobs on his pathway to being a novelist. He was a general assignment reporter for the Evening News in London. He found that work to be very unchallenging, so he took a position as managing director of Everest Books and began writing fiction as an evening hobby. With the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978 he became not only internationally known, but also wealthy. Follett’s next project is a third book in his Kingsbridge series. The first two were The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, and is to be released in 2017.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria on January 30, 2020

Um Mistério Fragmentado Tombado ao comprido no chão duma casa de banho pública, Luke não sabe quem é nem como foi ali parar. Dir-se-ia que nascera ali, naquele instante, sobre aquele chão húmido, e com um gosto a ressaca de uísque a amargar-lhe a boca! Não tem um chavo. Para comer depende da bondade al......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on November 09, 2014

So I need to know what happened to the spaghetti and tomato sauce? At one point the hero Luke is stirring it in the kitchen when he is called to the bathroom to remove some soap from the eye of the very attractive Elspeth and we all know where that leads! Did the pan boil dry and set fire to the kit......more

Goodreads review by Razvan on November 11, 2024

Ken Follett is certainly among my favorite authors. He has, like John Grisham and Jeffrey Archer, a great ability in constructing plots and describing the action in an exciting way and at the same time easy to follow. It's the case with Code to Zero and only some coincidences of timing (too obvious......more

Goodreads review by Tania on September 23, 2009

I found this book exceedingly entertaining. In most spy thriller books you know from the beginning the good guy, the bad guy, and the basic construction of the final confrontation scene. In this book because of the main character's amnesia, I spend almost the entire book wondering is he good? Or is......more

Goodreads review by Jeanette on April 28, 2021

Ken Follett never fails to deliver and this read is no exception with a firm plot and events unfolding quickly. Only towards the end did I get frustrated with the main character's inability to see the traitors in his midst. 1958 and the United States is on the verge of sending their first rocket into......more

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Praise for Code to Zero

"Focused, fast-moving . . . this spy thriller is Follett at his best." —People

"Follett weaves the threads of his narrative together, tying them into an unexpected and story-resolving knot at the end . . . gripping." —The New York Times

"Fresh and fast-paced. . . . Follett is no slouch at keeping the pages flying by. He maintains a brisk clip throughout and creates compelling and likable characters." —San Francisco Chronicle

"Follett has total control of his fast-paced story line." —The Orlando Sentinel

"Absorbing, tightly plotted. . . . Suspense junkies won't be disappointed." —Publishers Weekly

"A knockout, a big fat wallop of a book that won't let [fans] get back to their lives until they've finished. . . . Follett writes beautifully." —South Florida-Sun Sentinel

"Flawlessly plotted, tautly told, and suspenseful . . . with the kind of page-turning quality that made Follett a big name in the thriller field." —Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Starts off fast and never slows down . . . sharply told. . . . Follett creates a rousing story that never flags." —Chicago Tribune

"A finely crafted mystery that builds suspense all the way to the hair-raising finale . . . blends fact with an elaborate fiction." —The Memphis Commercial Appeal

"The Cold War is cool again. . . . [Follett] pulls out all the stops." —Ottawa Citizen

"A fascinating scenario that takes the listener between World War II and the launching of Explorer I . . . a winner . . . a jolting joyride." —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"[Moves] briskly toward a down-to-the-wire climax while stretching but never breaching the barriers of disbelief . . . entertaining." —The Seattle Times

"Grabs you from page one and doesn't let up until the very end . . . extremely entertaining. . . . The plot is tight, racing along at a breakneck pace with absolutely no holes. The suspense is palpable, and the characters are larger than life in a pleasing way. . . . Follett is excellent at his craft, and Code to Zero is one of his strongest efforts." —The Daily Cardinal

"Ken Follett has written another blockbuster . . . a superb espionage tale. . . . Code to Zero is just too good to tell you more. Its plot is skillfully developed, and for a thriller, it is refreshingly plausible." —Roanoke Times & World-News 

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