The Third Twin

Written by Ken Follett

Narrated by Lorelei King

The third twin could be your lover, your friend . . . or your killer In the course of her work, scientist Jeannie Ferrami stumbles across a baffling mystery: Steve and Dan appear to be identical twins, but were born on different days, to different mothers. A law student and a convicted murderer, they seem a world apart, but as Jeannie begins to fall in love with Steve, she finds her professional - and personal - future threatened. Steve is accused of a terrible crime, and Jeannie is forced to question just how different the two men really are. Together, she and Steve investigate the mystery and uncover all the secrets. But perhaps some secrets are best left alone . . .

A thrilling, chilling story of hidden evil, set at the forefront of modern technology, The Third Twin is a heart-stopping, spine-tingling story from master of suspense, Ken Follett.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Nov 17, 2006
• ISBN: 9780230527850

Ken Follett

Ken Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. Barred from watching films and television by his parents, he developed an early interest in reading thanks to a local library. After studying philosophy at University College London, he became involved in centre-left politics, entering into journalism soon after. His first thriller, the wartime spy drama Eye of the Needle, became an international bestseller and has sold over 10 million copies. He then astonished everyone with his first historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, the story of the building of a medieval cathedral, which went on to become one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century. One of the most popular authors in the world, his many books including the Kingsbridge series and the Century trilogy - a body of work which together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how World War III could happen - have sold more than 188 million copies. A father and husband, Ken lives with his wife in England and enjoys travelling the world when he can.

Reviews for The Third Twin

[eadieb-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Jeannie Ferrami has developed a software program to identify identical twins who have been reared apart. Lisa, Jeannie‘s research assistant, is raped. Steve Logan is identified as Lisa‘s attacker but he is innocent. They find out that Steve has a criminal twin brother in jail. When Jeannie is attacked she realizes that there is another twin related to Steve. Read book in order to find out how a third twin is possible.

[lbm007 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Horrendous and entirely unbelievable execution of an interesting story idea.

[elizabethcromb · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

First read in 2013. A great thriller woven around the science of genetics, military and criminal misuse of invitro-fertilisation to breed the perfect "American", "soldier".

[waldhaus1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So much has happened in genetics since this book was written that the reader notices many anachronisms. The genome has yet to be sequences and Mail order personal genome sequencing wasn’t even imagined. The movie boys from Brazil about hitler clones was just a couple years earlier. The internet wasn’t available to the public. AOL and Compuserve were online repositories reached by acoustic modems. Smartphones were yet to be imagined. Follett steps into that era to tell a story of generic manipulation and political chicanery. I enjoyed the book but perhaps some of the suspense is lost to contemporary knowledge. I enjoyed the read.

[jackmassa · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another Ken Follett thriller with the usual blend of overstated, oversexed characters, skin-tight prose and intricate, high-wire suspense.

Not as good, in my opinion, as his medieval epics or World War II espionage novels. In this one, the setting is contemporary (1990s) and the subject matter is genetic engineering.

Preposterous but enjoyable. Like riding a roller coaster that's failed a few inspections: Great ride; so long as you don't worry what's holding it all up.

[lizard301 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was a delicious novel encompassing some of my favorite genres seamlessly. I found it nearly impossible to put down.

[lindseyrivers · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A scientific thriller that had me in suspense from the minute I opened it.

[steverambach · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The Third Twin was a good read. The plot kept on moving and it was worth the time to read it.

[marilynr_9 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A Follett Masterpiece again!

[wyn_5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Entertaining read for relaxation, holiday etc. Easy to pick up with plenty of twists and turns albeit there is predictability in the story line.

[edwardsgt · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is an intriguing story, putting forward the proposition of what might happen if human cloning were possible. In this case the result of a secret US military program, which comes to light after a rape, when DNA tests show someone to be guilty who claims he didn't commit the crime.