Precipice: The thrilling new novel from the no.1 bestseller by Robert Harris

A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Summer 1914.

A world on the brink of catastrophe.

In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley – aristocratic, clever, bored, reckless – is having a love affair with the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, a man more than twice her age.

He writes to her obsessively, sharing the most sensitive matters of state.

As Asquith reluctantly leads the country into war with Germany, a young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top secret documents – and suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that will alter the course of political history.

Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.

REVIEWS

‘His most enthralling yet . . . a slam dunk of a plot . . . extraordinary’ Nicholas Coleridge, Independent

‘Gripping . . . Harris also has the John le Carré gift for showing how meetings can become a form of blood sport’ Jake Kerridge, Telegraph

'Splendid' Max Hastings, Sunday Times

'The king of the page-turning thriller' i Paper

'Harris's cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none' Sunday Times

'Harris writes with a skill and ingenuity that few other novelists can match' Financial Times

Hardback

Language: English
Extent: 464
Publish Date: 29 Aug 2024
ISBN: 9781529152821
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Publisher: Cornerstone
Imprint: Hutchinson Heinemann