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An Officer and a Spy: From the Sunday Times bestselling author
Robert Harris
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Description for An Officer and a Spy: From the Sunday Times bestselling author
Paperback. Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd. Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him down. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
***OUT NOW, PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS***
IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY
'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times
'Taut and exciting' Guardian
Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd.
Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence until that tracked him down.
But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is forced to confront the dangerous truth that Dreyfus may be innocent.
Soon Picquart is being drawn into a labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his life . . .
'Menace and suspense twist tight in a narrative of tremendous tension' Sunday Times
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099580881
SKU
V9780099580881
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-97
About Robert Harris
Robert Harris is the author of fifteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich, The Second Sleep, V2 and Act of Oblivion. His work has been translated into forty languages and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.
Reviews for An Officer and a Spy: From the Sunday Times bestselling author
The fact that this novel is seriously riveting is a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power; he conjures knuckle-blanching suspense from a very well-known piece of history.
The Times
Harris’ retelling of the Dreyfus case is as taut and exciting as anything by Forsyth or Follet.
Guardian
Menace and suspense twist tight in a narrative of tremendous tension.
Sunday Times
Superb . . . Harris demonstrates his unique ability to recreate historical events and turn them into spellbinding thriller . . . Written with scalpel-like precision and the elegance we expect of Harris, there is a passion here that justifies calling it a masterpiece.
Daily Mail
A brilliant retelling of a scandal that became one of the most famous miscarriages of justice . . . the most gripping book I've read this year.
Mail on Sunday
A gripping tale, its shocking power heightened by Harris’s narrative skills.
Financial Times
A master storyteller at the top of his game
Mail on Sunday
A compelling tale of power, cover-ups and idealism.
Telegraph
Many readers prize him as our supreme exponent of the “literary” thriller. His novels are not difficult – they are whizzing page-turners… They also combine masterly suspense and mystery with historical insight and political shrewdness. His latest novel is no exception: it is a cracking read from start to finish… It offers a bravura display of Harris’s fictional skills. The first is sureness of historical touch. In both general and specific terms the period comes alive… There is no need to wait for the film: it can scarcely be more exciting than the book.
Sunday Times
Harris is committed to the belief that you can get at a truth as a novelist that you can’t as an historian… and he does give us the look, sensations, sounds and smells as no historian could… it is informative, accomplished and highly enjoyable
Evening Standard
The Times
Harris’ retelling of the Dreyfus case is as taut and exciting as anything by Forsyth or Follet.
Guardian
Menace and suspense twist tight in a narrative of tremendous tension.
Sunday Times
Superb . . . Harris demonstrates his unique ability to recreate historical events and turn them into spellbinding thriller . . . Written with scalpel-like precision and the elegance we expect of Harris, there is a passion here that justifies calling it a masterpiece.
Daily Mail
A brilliant retelling of a scandal that became one of the most famous miscarriages of justice . . . the most gripping book I've read this year.
Mail on Sunday
A gripping tale, its shocking power heightened by Harris’s narrative skills.
Financial Times
A master storyteller at the top of his game
Mail on Sunday
A compelling tale of power, cover-ups and idealism.
Telegraph
Many readers prize him as our supreme exponent of the “literary” thriller. His novels are not difficult – they are whizzing page-turners… They also combine masterly suspense and mystery with historical insight and political shrewdness. His latest novel is no exception: it is a cracking read from start to finish… It offers a bravura display of Harris’s fictional skills. The first is sureness of historical touch. In both general and specific terms the period comes alive… There is no need to wait for the film: it can scarcely be more exciting than the book.
Sunday Times
Harris is committed to the belief that you can get at a truth as a novelist that you can’t as an historian… and he does give us the look, sensations, sounds and smells as no historian could… it is informative, accomplished and highly enjoyable
Evening Standard