Author: Harris, Robert
Espionage & spy thriller
Published on 24 April 2025 by Cornerstone (Penguin (Cornerstone)) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 544 pages
197 x 130 x 38 | 374g
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 TimesSummer 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' TLSRobert Harris, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024