Most-read author since arriving in the UK

The first time I heard this guy's name was when I bought 3 books for 5 pounds from Works. It was on the spine of some war fiction which looked vaguely interesting...It claimed to be based on real life facts, which is always more interesting than reading things which you know to be untrue. And I have to admit it I guess, I'm a sucker for fiction. Call it escapism, call it a waste of time, call it unrealistic, but I'd still choose a fiction over a non-fiction anyday..except a certain select few authors..

Anyway, have now read 3 books by this chap and am in my fourth..I find his books are good for a light read before bed, not so engaging that you can't put it down when you reach the eyelid-drooping stage, but interesting enough that you can lose yourself in it within a minute of starting to read. Yup I guess its the simplicity of his writing, which is able to convey much more than apparent at first. Also good to read with slices of toast and HulaHoops after coming back from gpclinic!

His stories so far have been based around wars, normally WW1, but the one I'm going through now is based on a real life situation in Tehran. The storylines sound crazy enough to draw me in, and I generally find they live up to their expectations. Jackdaws tells the story of a group of civilian women inserted into France in WW2 to blow up a communications station to aid the Normandy invasion. Hornet Flight is about how the Allies managed to figure out how the Axis were so successful at shooting down their bombers during air raids. Triple attempts to explain away the mysterious disappearance of a shipful of uranium and possible links to Israel. While the book I'm reading now, On Wings Of Eagles, tells of a daring prison break by a group of executives to rescue two of their comrades when the US is powerless to help.

Haha I guess I'm just a sucker for this sort of thing:-) BTW, before I forget, the guy's name is Ken Follett.