Fatherland

The iconic number one bestseller from the award-winning master of the intelligent thriller, Robert Harris. Includes the first chapter of his forthcoming novel, MUNICH, out September 2017.'The highest form of thriller . . . non-stop excitement' The TimesNOW AVAILABLE- THE SECOND SLEEP, ROBERT HARRIS'S LATEST NOVELWhat if Hitler had won the war?It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb.As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich. And, with the Gestapo just one step behind, March, together with an American journalist, is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truth - a truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.

“"A singular achievement displaying original and carefully wrought suspense . . . Fatherland easily transcends convention." -- The Washington Post "A solid thriller, vividly imagined and genuinely frightening." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Ingenious . . . a triumph . . . suspenseful and elegant." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A dazzler . . . fast-paced . . . Historical fact is blended skillfully with fiction." -- Detroit Free Press "Absorbing . . . expertly written." -- The New York Times Book Review "Truly captivating." --Robert Ludlum "A strong premise for a police thriller with rich foreign atmosphere and political texture galore? Absolutely!" -- Entertainment Weekly "A sly and scary page-turner." -- Los Angeles Times "A well-plotted, well-written detective tale and a fascinating trek through parallel history." -- Chicago Tribune "Fatherland works on all levels. It's a triumph." -- The Washington Times "Distinguished by vivid details based on impeccable research, the thriller is a crackling-good read in the le Carr tradition." -- Time "Wonderful." -- Newsday "A gripping detective story as well as a chilling visit to the Germany that might have been. It is so plausibly written it seems quite real. Robert Harris is a name to watch for." -- BookPage "A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock." --Nelson Mandela "Robert Harris has recreated the whole structure of a totally corrupt society in a way that makes the flesh creep." --John Mortimer "Power and chilling . . . convincing in every detail." --Martha Gellhorn "Gripping in the way John Buchan, Len Deighton and John LeCarr are. The writing is superb." --Woodrow Wyatt”

Clever and ingenious... Its breeding is by Orwell, out of P. D. James, a detective story inside a future shock Daily Mail
A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock -- NELSON MANDELA
Robert Harris has recreated the whole structure of a totally corrupt society in a way that makes the flesh creep -- JOHN MORTIMER
Powerful and chilling... convincing in every detail -- MARTHA GELLHORN
Gripping in the way John Buchan, Len Deighton and John LeCarré are. The writing is superb -- WOODROW WYATT
The highest form of thriller... non-stop excitement The Times
Tightly constructed... grips as tightly as a Nazi's glove Independent on Sunday
A fantastic thriller... The final solution is an utter surprise. Harris reaches it with speed, conveying a whole culture of grotesquery and kitsch Mail on Sunday
Ingenious... fast-paced and beautifully written Esquire

Robert Harris is the author of fifteen bestselling novels- the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich, The Second Sleep, V2 and Act of Oblivion. His work has been translated into forty languages and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.

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