It is the year 1941, and the war situation for the British RAF is not looking very hopeful – one Allied bomber after another is plummeting to the ground under the rain of Nazi anti-aircraft fire. But how can the Germans be so well-informed about the movements of British aircraft? At the same time, young Dane Harald Olufsen discovers something suspicious on the island of Sande and soon realizes that he cannot keep this to himself. However, icy waves of the North Sea lie in the way to the British. Although Harald manages to acquire an old biplane, the Hornet Moth, which could help him escape, the question remains... can such a machine even fly? Ken Follett has crafted another masterful war story, inspired by a true event – in June 1941, pilots Thomas C. Sneum and Kjeld Pedersen escaped from the Danish island of Fyn, crossed the North Sea, and joined the RAF. www.ken-follett.com
