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Jackdaws

The Pulse-Pounding Spy Thriller from the Multi-million Copy International Bestselling Author of The Kingsbridge Series

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Jackdaws

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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Jackdaws by Ken Follett is an irresistible novel of the French Resistance, love, courage and revenge set in the Second World War, read by Emilia Fox, who expertly brings the story to life.

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, Rommel has assigned a brilliant spy-catcher – Dieter Franck – to crush the French Resistance. And now Franck is closing in . . .

 20th Century Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military

Critic Reviews

Master storyteller
Compelling reading . . . great entertainment
Suspenseful, gripping
All stars
Most relevant
Could not stop listening. Ken Follet is the master story writer. This is one of his best.

Sensational

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I didn’t think I would enjoy this book, but I soon changed my mind. Emilia Fox is able to capture each character’s voice and Ken Follett is a great storyteller. I felt like I was watching each scene. Thanks again.

A war story with women as the heroes.

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Loved every second. My first for this author and I wasn’t disappointed. I’m a WW2 geek and he is almost flawless in his research, that’s obvious. Highly recommend.

Simply Brilliant

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Emilia was an excellent choice to narrate this story. She was able to tell the story well from a female perspective and her ability to mimic the various accents in the story was impeccable. The story itself was well written, but nothing less than you would expect from Ken Follett. Five stars all around from me!

Emilia Fox - brilliant portrayal

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Once again.. another brilliant and gripping tale from Ken Follett... loved this book and would pass it on to wveryone

Jackdaws

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