Fatherland

“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 Carré 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 LeCarré are. The writing is superb.”—Woodrow Wyatt