A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER
ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK '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
