HORNET FLIGHT by Ken Follett

Note: I am not a paid reviewer, and I have purchased this title to read for my personal enjoyment.

In 1941 British bombers are being shot down at an alarming rate by the Germans. Is it espionage, poor air tactics, or new radar technology? Just read master storyteller Follett’s prologue to see how to set up a suspense story. Then the tale moves swiftly, as early on Harald, an eighteen-year-old schoolboy, stumbles onto a hidden Nazi radar installation on an island off the coast of Denmark and then a moth-balled small Hornet aircraft. It is obvious Harald will figure out a way to fly his secret to the Allies, but oh what a ride with characters and sub-plots zinging in every direction. Bring this book on a long flight and you’ll find yourself turning pages until you land, but don’t expect the literary depth of other titles on this list.