• Night over Water

  • By: Ken Follett
  • Narrated by: Tom Casaletto
  • Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (2,630 ratings)

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Night over Water

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: Tom Casaletto
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Publisher's summary

On a bright September morning in 1939, two days after Britain declares war on Germany, a group of privileged but desperate people gather in Southhampton to board the largest, most luxurious airliner ever built - the Pan American Clipper - bound for New York.

The passengers include a fascist English aristocrat fleeing with his family and a fortune in jewels; a German scientist escaping from the Nazis; a murderer under FBI escort; a beautiful young woman heading for a new life; and a handsome, charming, unscrupulous thief.

They will be in the air for 30 hours, soothed by the carpeted lounges, the curtained beds, the gourmet dining room, and the endless champagne. But once inside the flying palace, there is no escape. Over the Atlantic, the Clipper's passengers are gripped by mounting fear and tension as their journey reaches the point of no return.

©1991 Ken Follett (P)1991 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Follet soars to a thoroughly satisfying ending with aeronautical precision." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Tom Casaletto's glib performance makes this seemingly endless journey fly by with ease. His many accents are first-rate." ( AudioFile)

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So good!!

Fast paced and so very well read. Now I will see what other books Ken Follet has authored, and what other books Tom Casaletto has performed!!

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Great story!

This was a great story. I didn’t know the history of the “flying boat”. I found the romantic scenes a bit over the top, but enjoyed the stories of the characters. The ending was super!

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An absolute delight!

It’s a great fast paced story that I could not stop listening to. My only tiny complaint is that the narrator starts out a bit too fast but he does seem to slow his pace later. A really fun listen!

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Enjoyable Read

Night Over Water was a decent audio book. I loved learning about the Boeing 314 clipper plane. Follett does an excellent job describing the short period when these "flying boats" were the pinnacle of luxury. The plane was like another character in the book. The writing was just OK - for better or worse Follett has set such a high bar with some of his books (Eye of the Needle, Pillars of Fire) that this one felt a bit flat. The dialog was a bit awkward and felt slightly juvenile in some places. While the story was OK, the narration wasn't that good. To be fair, there were lots of different accents required, which can't be easy, but the narrator wasn't consistent across the same character, which got confusing at times. So definitely a worthwhile read to get your Follett fix, but there are better books out there.

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Fabulous Clipper Detail...

...and great adventure of a nostalgic, bygone era... Good character development. Ending will not disappoint...

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Not Ken Follet's best but still entertaining

Ken Follet is at it again in this mystery thriller. The lives of different people become intertwined on the Boeing 314 Clipper just before the breakout of WWII.

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Great story

A real page turner. Hard to put down. More of a mystery than a flying adventure, but the flying was great too.

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Great novel

I really enjoyed listening to this book
extremely well written and read. it kept me on the edge of my seat.

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Worst Follett Novel

A terrible story - written like a high schooler. I love Follett but I guess everyone has losers. The narrator is terrible - awful ascents and reads like an out-of-work bad actor. Find another book!

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Too much unnecessary eroticism. It cheapened the story as if it’s insults the reader’s intelligence.

Too much unnecessary eroticism. It cheapened the story as if it’s insults the reader’s intelligence.

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