A masterpiece of thriller writing,Fatherland is set in a brutal alternative world where Hitler has won the Second World War.
It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March,a detective of the Kriminalpolizei,is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb.
As March discovers the identity of the body,he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich. And,with the Gestapo just one step behind,March,together with an American journalist,is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truth - a truth that has already killed,a truth that could topple governments,a truth that will change history.
A consistent career-long favourite of Waterstones'customers,Robert Harrisis a heavyweight of historical fiction with a knack for creating page-turning political thrillers with literary credence. Best known for the'what if'masterpieceFatherlandand hisCiceroseries as well as the controversial Blairite-era roman à clef,The GhostHarris is never less than consistently excellent,balancing on that most delicate tight-rope where challenging and thought-provoking literature meets page-turning entertainment.
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9780099527893Number of pages: 496Weight: 346 gDimensions: 198 x 131 x 29 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"Clever and ingenious... Its breeding is by Orwell,out of P. D. James,a detective story inside a future shock" - Daily Mail
"Gripping in the way John Buchan,Len Deighton and John LeCarre are. The writing is superb. This novel lifts its author into a new and superior class" - The Times
"The highest form of thriller... non-stop excitement" - The Times
"Powerful and chilling... convincing in every detail" -Daily Telegraph
"A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock" - Guardian
Robert Harris
A heavyweight of historical fiction with a knack for creating page-turning political thrillers with literary credence,Robert Harris is best known for the'what if'masterpiece Fatherland and his Cicero series as well as the controversial Blairite-era roman à clef,The Ghost.
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