The Hammer of Eden

Written by Ken Follett

Narrated by January LaVoy

Nobody can cause an earthquake . . . can they?

This is the question that troubles hotshot young FBI agent Judy Maddox in Ken Follett’s hold-your-breath thriller.

Judy’s boss has a grudge against her, so he gives her a dumb assignment: to investigate an anonymous threat from a group that claims that it can trigger earthquakes.

Judy’s research leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who tells her it is possible for an earthquake to be caused deliberately. And when a tremor in a remote desert area shows signs of being machine-generated, Judy knows he was right.

But who is responsible for the earthquake? Judy must find out before another tremor strikes. Helped by the erratic but attractive Michael, she races to pinpoint the terrorists’ next target before they trigger the ultimate disaster.

With The Hammer of Eden Ken Follett is at the top of his form, delivering a state-of-the-art suspense thriller to rival his best work.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Aug 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9781509865215

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 Hammer of Eden

[Marc Wantz · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Good story, good reader, easy listening, but the book is not complete, in some chapters there are big parts missing. Therefore I couldn’t finish the book

[Bo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was so good! I loved every minute of it. Ken Follet has a way of capturing his audience from the first page. Great narrator as well.