Product description
"The master storyteller" — The Times
"This fresh concept is carried off with effortless skill" — Barry Forshaw
Jackdaws by Ken Follett is an irresistible novel about the French Resistance — a story of love, courage and revenge in the Second World 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, a German army officer has assigned a brilliant spy-catcher — Dieter Franck — to crush the French Resistance. And now Franck is closing in...
Praise for Ken Follett:
"Monumentally epic" — Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
"There's a reason he's a bestseller — he can tell a story... It's like watching a high-end box set" — The Times
"Follett is a master" — The Washington Post
"One of the great, bestselling novelists" — The Daily Telegraph
"Suspenseful, gripping" — New York Post
"Deeply satisfying" — Entertainment Weekly
Specifications
| Product ID / ISBN / EAN | 9781035092758 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Number of Pages | 624 |
| Width | 19.7 cm |
| Height | 12.9 cm |
| Depth | 3.8 cm |