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Mystery · 1981 · PG-13

Night Over Water

by Ken Follett

The last Pan Am Clipper flight from England to America, September 1939 — with a Nazi agent on board.

For14+GenreMysteryLength395 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence; physical confrontations; wartime threat

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Some

Romantic and sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of wartime flight, political danger, and personal escapes

What this book is about

Follett's 1991 historical thriller is set over one flight on the Boeing 314 flying boat as war breaks out. Multiple characters' fates intertwine, including a Nazi spy, a British scientist, and a jewel thief. For older teens and adults.

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Sexual content

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