An Officer And A Spy Av Robert Harris

<p><b>***OUT NOW, <i>PRECIPICE</i>, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS***</b><br><br><b>IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY<br><br>''Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris''s storytelling power'' <i>The Times</i><br><br>''Taut and exciting'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd.<br><br>Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil''s Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence until that tracked him down.<br><br>But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is forced to confront the dangerous truth that Dreyfus may be innocent.<br><br>Soon Picquart is being drawn into a labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his life . . .<br><br><b>''Menace and suspense twist tight in a narrative of tremendous tension'' <i>Sunday Times</i></b></p>