A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER
ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CONCLAVE 'A riveting tale of politics war and erotic obsession'
Sunday Times 'His most enthralling yet . . . a slam dunk of a plot . . . extraordinary'
Nicholas Coleridge Independent 'Gripping . . . Harris also has the John le Carré gift for
showing how meetings can become a form of blood sport' Jake Kerridge Telegraph 'Splendid'
Max Hastings Sunday Times 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 Robert Harris Sunday
Times bestseller May 2024
