More than a thriller - Ken Follett's latest action-packed novel takes us deep into the entanglements of our globalised world and asks the question "What if...?"
"A gripping story, and all too realistic"
Lawrence H. Summers
, former US Secretary of the Treasury
In the Sahara, Western intelligence agents follow the trail of powerful drug smugglers. American Tamara and her French colleague Tab are among them. They risk their careers for their love - and their lives in defence of their country. Not far away, the young widow Kiah makes her way to Europe with the help of smugglers. When she has to defend herself against attacks, a fellow traveller helps her. But he doesn't seem to be who he claims to be.In China, senior government official Chang Kai is fighting against the communist hardliners. He has ambitious plans and fears that the warmongering of his adversaries is leading the country and its ally North Korea down a path of no return.In the USA, Pauline Green, the country's first female president, conducts her official business with aplomb and deliberation. She will do everything in her power to prevent the USA from having to enter into an unnecessary war. But when one act of aggression leads to another, when all diplomatic means have been exhausted, when the final decision has been made - who can prevent the inevitable?
Ken Follett's latest novel brings together heroines and villains, false prophets and courageous fighters, love and hate. He asks: if the world is just one step away from the abyss, what can each individual do? NEVER is breathtaking - and a wake-up call.