Fatherland
May 2012 · Random House
4.6star
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***OUT NOW, PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS***
'A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock' Nelson Mandela
April, 1964. The naked body of an old man floats in a lake on the outskirts of Berlin. In one week it will be Adolf Hitler's 75th birthday. A terrible conspiracy is starting to unravel . . .
'Robert Harris has created the whole structure of a totally corrupt society in a way that makes the flesh creep' Sunday Times
'Powerful and chilling . . . convincing in every detail' Daily Telegraph
'Clever and ingenious . . . its breeding is by Orwell, out of P.D. James, a detective story inside a future shock' Daily Mail
'A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock' Nelson Mandela
April, 1964. The naked body of an old man floats in a lake on the outskirts of Berlin. In one week it will be Adolf Hitler's 75th birthday. A terrible conspiracy is starting to unravel . . .
'Robert Harris has created the whole structure of a totally corrupt society in a way that makes the flesh creep' Sunday Times
'Powerful and chilling . . . convincing in every detail' Daily Telegraph
'Clever and ingenious . . . its breeding is by Orwell, out of P.D. James, a detective story inside a future shock' Daily Mail
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4.6
140 reviews
Simon Flaherty
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16 October 2014
The plot and characters are fairly stock whodunnit stuff: brilliant loner detective, uncovering a conspiracy that goes all the way to top, and getting entangled with a feisty young journalist along the way. What sets the book apart is its setting. The attention to detail of the the Orwellian alternate Berlin, particularly the actual historical foundations it rests on, is really impressive.
8 people found this review helpful
timothy horn
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10 May 2023
I read this over 50 years ago and loved it. Brilliant and has, like a good wine, improved with time.
Valentin Fotev
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31 July 2019
A prime example of how alternative history intrigues the reader, manages to maintain excitement, curiosity and most importantly portrays tragedy to affect the reader. A remarkable read for those who love mystery, crime and military history.
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About the author
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.
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