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An Officer and a Spy

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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

Critics Review

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

User Reviews

Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
Author Robert Harris
Narrator David Rintoul
Duration 16 hours and 4 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781448185078
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Espionage and spy thriller, Historical fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
Narration
5.0 (1 review)

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