A Dangerous Fortune Ken Follett

In 1866, tragedy strikes at the  exclusive Windfield School. A public school pupil drowns in a mysterious accident involving several boys. Among them are Hugh Pilaster, his cousin Edward - heir to the Pilaster fortune - and Micky Miranda, the son of a South American landowner. The death begins a sequence of treachery that lasts for three decades and entwine many loves.

From the  exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every  dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling  ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the  manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett  conjures up a stunning array of contrasts.

This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation,  will die