Precipice

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR ''A master storyteller'' Observer 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. ''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 ''Harris is a master of historical fiction, a compelling author who brings to life the recent and ancient past'' TLS

Product details

• Authors: Robert Harris, Harris Robert
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.04.2025
• EAN: 9781804941294
• ISBN: 978-1-80494-129-4
• No. of pages: 532
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; London, Greater London, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Espionage & spy thriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Espionage and spy thriller, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War I