The Third Twin

by Ken Follett

Book Overview

The study of twins and the genetics of aggression totally consumes research scientist Jeannie Ferrami. An accomplished and headstrong researcher, Jeannie has developed a sophisticated software program... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449227421
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Fawcett
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

I'm a twin , found this very interesting

Interesting, about the cloning and a very good thriller

Great Follett Book!

This book is filled with suspense,rape and crime and finishes with an extrordinary and suprising ending. This was the seventh Ken Follett book I had read and I definitly compared it to The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions and Code to Zero. ... The Third Twin has great characters a deep plot and interesting facts about genetics and test-tube babies. A Follett must-read!

A Great BioTechnological Thriller

I notice that there are two distinct groups of reviewers for this book. One group feels that it is excellent and the other feels that it is very poor in quality. However, I have found the book to be an excellent read and so have other book lovers among my acquaintances. The story is gripping, full of suspense and with a lot of twists. I liked the strong determined character of the heroine. The characters of Steve Logan, Berrington Jones etc. are also well drawn sketches. The plot is intriguing and deals with cutting edge BioTechnology.It has been thoroughly researched as any Ken Follett novel generally is (I know Follett has a good research team to help him out while writing ) The tension is taut throughout. It is well written as any Ken Follett novel is. It has all the ingredients of a top class thriller.The only drawback that I have noticed was the computer program that Jeannie Ferrami wrote to retrieve matches from databases. That seems a bit far fetched since the program seems to run on any platform, search any database of any type. I have not come across any program like that.However, apart from this minor flaw, there is hardly any blemish in the book. It made me a Follett fan at once and though the other books he has written are different, I have enjoyed most of them.

Yay! It's NOT a War Novel!!!!

this was the first follett book i ever read, and i had never even heard of the guy until i saw a commercial for the genetic-suspense-thriller movie "the third twin" a few years ago. i happened to have missed the movie (and i never heard about it again), but i went out and got the book right away. after reading it, i was hopelessly hooked on follett.i know others reviewers here have said that follett's other books are better, but if you are into science and genetic research, then this book is for you! i personally have not read nor have an interest in reading the follett novels that are set during WWII or some other war. i HATE war stories (and war movies too). i find it the most boring topic on earth. other than a mild interest in the civil war and revolutionary war, i couldnt care less. WWII...ho hum. follett books NOT about war that I have read and thoroughly enjoyed:1. a dangerous fortune2. the third twin3. paper money4. the modigliani scandal (ok, i just bought it today)The Third Twin is a must-read!! Who knows, now that they have already begun cloning, ya never know...

It kept me up ALL night. Totally gripping

I would like to congratulate Ken Follet to introducing me to the Thriller style books. It was the first adult/thriller book I read and since have read other Ken Follet books and books by James Patterson, Sidney Sheldon and Tom Clancy. Origionally it was the cover which led me to the book and then the Librarian Recomended it. I started reading it and didn't stop until 2 O'Clock in the morning. Only Three books have done that (Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone, Kiss The Girls and Notes on a big country) There were lots of unexpected twists in the book.