Pompeii

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'A pulse-rate-speeding masterpiece' Sunday Times

'A stunning novel . . . the subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end' The Times

During a sweltering week in late August, as Rome's richest citizens relax in their villas around Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrong. Wells and springs are failing, a man has disappeared, and now the greatest aqueduct in the world - the mighty Aqua Augusta - has suddenly ceased to flow . . .

Through the eyes of four characters - a young engineer, an adolescent girl, a corrupt millionaire and an elderly scientist - Robert Harris brilliantly recreates a luxurious world on the brink of destruction.

'As explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history' Daily Telegraph

Critics Review

Harris is a writer of integrity who does not seek refuge in postmodernist nonsense...He knows how to tell a story and achieves page-turningreadability without effort.
Frank McLynn, Daily Express
Explosive stuff, indeed - and, yes, it goes with a bang.
Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph
The depth of research in this book is staggering...Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster.
Simon Brett, Daily Mail
It is hard to imagine a more thorough-goingly enjoyable thriller read
The Sunday Times
Harris had me imaginatively surrounded. I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill
Boris Johnson, Mail on Sunday
Since The Usual Suspects, novels and movies have become obsessed with the trick ending but .Insolently resisting this trend Harris has brought off a known-ending story
Guardian
A sophisticated thriller that takes in its stride the conventions of the historical novel, Pompeii deserves the place it will undoubtedly have at the top of the bestseller list.
Times Literary Supplement
Blazingly exciting... Harris, as Vesuvius explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative... pulse-rate-speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action
Sunday Times
Robert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history - Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Books of the Year'
Daily Telegraph
Breakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot... a blazing blockbuster
Daily Mail

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