Code to Zero

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Summary: Vintage Follett
Review: Follett regains his footing with this taut hard-to-put down thriller. He sets the pace at breakneck speed and doesn't pull back. The only regret about the Cold War ending is the lack of a great subject for thriller writers such as Follet, Forsythe and Le Carre. Follett reaches back to that time period to create one of his better novels in recent years.

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Summary: MOON SHOT
Review: GREAT SPY STORY BUT HE MISSED THE DATE OF NEIL ARMSTRONG'S MOON WALK BY A FULL YEAR.1969 NOT 1968 AS REPORTED IN THE BOOK

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Summary: Very disappointing, but becoming his standard
Review: I am very disappointed that the Master who wrote Pillars of the Earth and Key to Rebecca should deliver such vapid drivel. This is Freshman Writing at its worst. After a series of exciting, well-researched and superbly written books, Mr. Follett has churned out Night Over Water and Code to Zero. He treats our nation's space secrets and an intense ...... relationship with the same surface brush, without depth and with infantile thought processes. I have now twice vowed not to buy any more of his books. I hope I keep my promise.

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Summary: SUSPENSEFUL AND THRILLING
Review: A man wakes up homeless with no memory of who he is or where he is from, all he is sure of is HE IS NOT A DRUNKEN HOMELESS MAN. So begins Luke's journey to uncover his identity.

Luke will have to unravel this mystery that stretches back many years to a group of his friends, as well as the woman he married...a mystery that could decide the fate of the United States.

"Code To Zero" is a suspense filled novel of intrigue that will have readers turning the pages well into the night. Much of the plot is a secret, and the novel is peopled with colorful characters...including goverment bad guys that will stop at nothing to keep Luke silenced.

It is no secret that Ken Follet is a master of the novel of intrigue, he can keep readers hooked from page one, and his latest tale will have his fans burning the midnight oil to reach the stunning conclusion.

Nick Gonnella

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Summary: Follett's best book in years!
Review: While Ken Follett's novels are always exciting reads as he pays a lot of attention to detail, this book is set in a time some of us may still remember, namely the late 1950s. Characterization is deep as usual and while Code to Zero is not necessarily a high-profile thriller, the story touches on some high concepts in the masterplan so to speak, but is played out in the details of the lives of various individuals. And the story keeps on moving. Obvious is Follett's knack and expertise for historical research; no matter if he writes about something centuries ago or closer to the recent past, he writes about the subject with authority. Another fast-paced thriller that I strongly recommend and which is set in the present, is the explosive new thriller by Alec Donzi called THE CONSULTANT.

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Summary: Follett does it again
Review: I bought the book Saturday and a week later I had finished it. It leaves no room for putting it down and you're just turning one page after another to find out why this apparently nice main character Lucas has lost his memory. Follett has done his research about rockets very well and you feel you're right there following the breathtaking event of launching America's first rocket. Follett has a way of describing people and the settings in a very vivdly image and I didn't find it difficult to see the whole story running as a movie inside my head while I was reading. I gave it four stars though 'cause the ending is maybe a little too ordinary. But I can highly recommend Code to Zero

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Summary: Not his best
Review: See storyline above.

You can hardly go wrong by picking up a Follett book. He generally delivers top rated thrillers. I gave this book 4 stars because he's written a good story. The characters could have been established better, although with the flashbacks, you do get an idea of there personalities. This is definitely not his top of the line work, though it is better than most thriller writers. The author also does his research well. Throwing in tidbits about rocketry physics and mathematics, as well as the space program of 1958.

An exciting story well worth the read, but not his best.

Recommended.

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Summary: SUSPENSE IS HEIGHTENED BY ACCOMPLISHED READERS
Review: Espionage is at the core of this Cold War era thriller and the suspense sizzles. The time is 1958 when the space race was young and the Soviets seemed to be outdistancing the America. The protagonist is an inventive, complex study - he's Dr. Claude Lucas, an important cog in a new space launch. However, he's also a victim of amnesia, an apparent vagrant in Washington D.C.'s Union Station.

Toss in the CIA, a covey of spies, and an old college buddy of Lucas's who is more foe than friend. Some might deem this a classic take on chased and chasers - not so. Thanks to the deft Mr. Follett, it's a no-holds-barred, riveting epic. And, so are the readings.

Frank Muller, who has been featured on over 150 audiobooks, offers a splendid rendering of crisp, character driven dialogue in the two abridged versions on cassette and CD.

While Obie award-winner George Guidall, an actor for 40 plus years, reads the unabridged version. He takes sinister and dramatic to their zenith.

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Summary: Fun Adventure
Review: I've read several novels by Ken Follett & have enjoyed them all. Code to zero is no exception. It starts off with Luke waking up on the floor in the mensroom ,dress as a bum & having no memory of who is & why he is there. It's a rollercoaster ride as you start to learn about Lukes past as he discovers links. It's a great book that keeps a fast pace & will keep you guessing well into the night. Pick up a copy of Code to zero & find out why Ken Follett is one of the best storytellers out there today.

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Summary: Follett in excellent form
Review: This book was so action-filled and suspenseful that I finished it over the week-end, pausing only to watch the Florida election court cases. The author grabs the reader from the beginning ,when the protagonist wakes up without his memory in the men's room of Union Station in Washington, D.C., and doesn't let go until the satisfying ending, several hundred pages later. I began reading, was immediately hooked, and went along for the ride! There was always something going on in the book, and never a dull moment, or page, in it. The plot comes together nicely at the end, with a completely plausible conclusion, which I think is important in a work of this type. This is a great page-turner, and will keep any reader happily occupied during the time it will take him or her to rush through it at the author's hectic pace.