Paper Money

A gripping novel about a scandalous conspiracy between high finance and underworld villains from Ken Follett, the bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth. Paper Money is a gripping novel of high-finance and underworld villainy from the masterful Ken Follett. Will reporters uncover the web of criminality at the heart of two seemingly unconnected crimes?Several Daring CrimesLondon. A politician wakes with a beautiful girl; a criminal briefs his team; a tycoon breakfasts with a Bank official. Then three stories break: an attempted suicide, a hijack and a take-over bid.One Shocking ConspiracyThey seem unrelated – until Evening Post reporters ask questions. Why is a Jamaican bank in trouble? Who drove the Rolls-Royce seen near the crime scene? Who was the man with gunshot wounds? Over the course of a single day, fortunes will be destroyed, reputations shattered and principles shredded.A Dangerous TruthIt is only when a blackmailed politician decides to take matters into his own hands and to set a pair of fearless reporters on the trail that a criminal web at the heart of the conspiracy is uncovered. Will the truth be too dangerous to print on this unforgettable day in the capital?***Praise for Ken Follett:‘There's a reason he's a bestseller - he can tell a story’ – The Times‘Ken Follett can't write a bad book’ – Stephen King‘Really thrilling’ – The New York Times Book Review‘An absolutely terrific thriller, so pulse-pounding, so ingenious in its plotting and so frighteningly realistic that you simply cannot stop reading’ – Publishers Weekly‘Extraordinarily satisfying . . . a truly suspenseful novel . . . heart-stopping, nerve-freezing terror’ – Los Angeles Times