Never - The final decision

More than just a thriller - Ken Follett's latest action-packed novel delves deep into the entanglements of our globalized world and poses the question, "What if...?"

A gripping story that is all too realistic.

In the Sahara, Western intelligence agents are on the trail of powerful drug traffickers. American Tamara and her French colleague Tab are among them. For their love, they risk their careers - and in service to their country, their lives. Not far away, young widow Kiah is making her way to Europe with the help of smugglers. When she must defend herself against assaults, a fellow traveler comes to her aid. But he doesn't seem to be what he claims.

In China, high-ranking government official Chang Kai is battling the communist hardliners. He has ambitious plans and fears that the warmongering of his opponents is steering the country and its ally North Korea down a path from which there is no return.

In the USA, Pauline Green, the country's first female president, conducts her duties with poise and caution. She will do everything in her power to prevent the USA from entering an unnecessary war. But when one aggressive act leads to another, when all diplomatic means have been exhausted, and the final decision has been made - who can still prevent the inevitable?

In Ken Follett's latest novel, heroines and villains, false prophets and brave fighters, love and hate come together. It asks: If the world is just one step away from the abyss - what can each individual still do? Never is breathtaking - and a wake-up call.