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A DANGEROUS FORTUNE - KEN FOLLETT KARTONIERT (TB)

Set amid the decadence of Victorian England  A Dangerous Fortune is a rip-roaring work of
historical fiction from the legendary author of The Pillars of the Earth   Ken Follett. It is
the tale of the wealthy Pilaster family - and a death that will have repercussions for decades
to come . . .    'Compulsively readable' - Sunday Times    A Tragic Accident . . .   It is
1866. At the highly-exclusive Windfield School  a student drowns in a mysterious accident. The
students are confined to their rooms and  in time  the jury return a verdict: accidental death
by drowning.   A Fierce Rivalry . . .   There on that fateful day were Hugh Pilaster and his
older cousin Edward  heirs of a powerful banking dynasty with connections that reach from
London to far-afield colonies.   A Lethal Secret.   As adults  the cousins find themselves
locked in a vicious competition for the top job at the bank. But as that deadly event from
their schooldays resurfaces  it will threaten everything the Pilasters have built. Indeed  the
respectable veneer of the family - and of Victorian society - looks set to shatter . . .  
'Banks  brothels  and a high body count . . . it's all there' - Financial Times    Rich in
historical detail and suspensful to the last  A Dangerous Fortune is a powerful  gripping
historical saga from the master Ken Follett.

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