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An Officer and a Spy

Robert Harris

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IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY***Winner of the 2014 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction*** 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;

PRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW - PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times'Taut and exciting' GuardianParis, 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

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
624
Publisher:
Cornerstone
ISBN:
9780099580881
Published Date:
8/5/2014
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 37mm
Weight:
426g
Category:
Historical fiction

RRP: £9.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780099580881


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