Paper money

Paper Money is a gripping novel of high-finance and underworld villainy from the masterful Ken Follett.

Will reporters uncover the web of criminality at the heart of two seemingly unconnected crimes?Several Daring CrimesLondon.

A politician wakes with a beautiful girl; a criminal briefs his team; a tycoon breakfasts with a Bank official.

Then three stories break: an attempted suicide, a hijack and a take-over bid. One Shocking ConspiracyThey seem unrelated – until Evening Post reporters ask questions.

Why is a Jamaican bank in trouble? Who drove the Rolls-Royce seen near the crime scene?

Who was the man with gunshot wounds? Over the course of a single day, fortunes will be destroyed, reputations shattered and principles shredded. A Dangerous TruthIt is only when a blackmailed politician decides to take matters into his own hands and to set a pair of fearless reporters on the trail that a criminal web at the heart of the conspiracy is uncovered.

Will the truth be too dangerous to print on this unforgettable day in the capital?