Night Over Water (1991)

Tightly crafted story of an assorted group of people taking the last Pan Am Clipper flight form Britain to the US on the dawn of WWII. Excellent mix of historic period, spy thriller, and deep character development. Has the reader feeling as if he were on the flight. The depiction of the luxurious (for it's day) Boeing 314 is outstanding. Makes one look up the plans online ( )

Tightly crafted story of an assorted group of people taking the last Pan Am Clipper flight form Britain to the US on the dawn of WWII. Excellent mix of historic period, spy thriller, and deep character development. Has the reader feeling as if he were on the flight. The depiction of the luxurious (for it's day) Boeing 314 is outstanding. Makes one look up the plans online. ( )

This is a well-told tale. Stuctured about a tale of a Wealthy, titled, British family as they depart for Sanctuary in the U. S., it tells of the Declaration of War and outlines possible choices at a time of crisis.
The characters are well-drawn, believable people caught up in events beyond their making. There is a lot of information about various aspects of this story. Especially the Pan Am Clipper, an airplane!
I used this book as a successful read-a-loud story in classes as a Substitute Teacher. Some passages needed editing as it is an adult story and contains material you might not want to discuss in an unfamiliar classroom. The students really enjoyed it!! ( )

Not quite the normal mid-air airplane hi-jacking story. Interesting characters with Follet's normal sex scenes scattered through the book.Nevertheless, an enjoyable read. ( )

Ken Follett and Robert Ludlum are my go-to guys when I want a break from mysteries and historical fiction. I need my adrenaline fix while still engaging my brain. These two authors are experts at their craft. This particular book was especially well done. It wove a number of threads into a superb tapestry of "Who? What? Who again? No? Yes?" It also placed these threads into the context of the last public plane trip out of Europe after Britain joined WWII. I will happily reread this one, just as soon as I can forget the who, what and who again. ( )