Hi Steve I agree with you about nearly all the Ken Follett books. I did not like "The Third Twin" and "A Place Called Freedom" really annoyed me. Each time one of the main characters was in danger, the other one would turn up, a bit like "Along Came Jones". Last year I read "Winter of the World" which follows on from "Fall of Giants" and really liked it. I find his books easy to read, although some of the action is not quite plausible. Pele