A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER
ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR '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
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