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I finished Night Over Water by Ken Follett and I sorry to say it wasn't as good as some of his others. Good, but not great. The final few lines tends to underscore how less than deep it was.

He put his arm around her waist. “This is a hell of a thing, sailing along in the sunshine with a girl like you. My old mum always said I was lucky, and she was right, wasn’t she?” 

“What will we do when we get to St. John?” she said. 

“We’ll beach the launch, walk into town, get a room for the night and take the first train out in the morning.” 

“I don’t know what we’re going to do for money,” she said with a little frown of worry. 

“Yes, that is a problem. I’ve only got a few pounds, and we’ll have to pay for hotels, rail tickets, new clothes....” 

“I wish I’d brought my overnight case, like you.” 

He looked mischievous. “That’s not my case,” he said. “It’s Mr. Luther’s.” 

She was mystified. “Why did you bring Mr. Luther’s case?” 

“Because it’s got a hundred thousand dollars in it,” he said, and he started to laugh.

Follett, Ken - Night over Water

A good book? Sure. A two timer? Probably not.