Precipice

I’m not fond of the word masterpiece, but this is a masterpiece -- Nigella Lawson
Gripping drama -- Jake Kerridge * Telegraph *
Brilliantly blurring fact and fiction, Sunday Times bestselling author Robert Harris is back in full force * Dead Good Books - The best crime and thriller books of 2024 *
Fans of this hugely popular author should lap up this tale that mixes fact with fiction, as is his trademark * Sunday Express - Best Summer Reads *
'A beautifully crafted novel . . . a dexterous blend of the political and the personal . . . Precipice is Robert Harris's 16th novel, and there hasn’t been a dud among them' -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *
Precipice hones in on those vital summer days when Britain hovered on the brink of war, before plunging into the abyss that arguably destroyed European civilisation * Spectator *
Robert Harris is one of those authors you know you can rely on. His 16th novel, Precipice, is no exception * The Times *
Robert Harris is a sort of genius . . . I am knocked out by the assurance of his portrait of a time, a relationship, and the perils to which Britain’s leader exposed himself amidst a supreme historic catastrophe. The book is yet another triumph for the author -- Max Hastings
Few have mastered the alchemy of the popular historical novel quite like Harris * i News *
Rollicking . . . Harris’s best book since Conclave * Spectator *
Jaw-dropping . . . Nobody does this sort of yarn better * The Mail on Sunday *
Gripping . . . One of Harris’s many admirable qualities as a novelist is his boldness -- Margaret MacMillan * Financial Times *
A wonderful book -- Dominic Sandbrook
Stunning . . . With his unique eye for slipping between the gaps in history, Harris has created a gripping thriller * Express *
Brilliant . . . blurs the line between fact and fiction, illuminating love and power -- Alex Preston * Observer *
Seamlessly blends fact and fiction . . . Gripping * Daily Mirror *
Historically literate, politically astute and gripping to the last page * The Times *
An impressive blend of fact and fiction . . . Beautiful * Politics Home *
Compelling * The Week *
Gripping . . . One of Harris's many admirable qualities as a novelist is his boldness * Financial Times *
A juicy political drama drawn from history -- Imogen Hermes Gowar * Guardian *
Seamlessly blends fact and fiction . . . Gripping * Woman's Way *
Absorbing . . . Easily on par with Harris's best historical fiction -- Declan Burke * Irish Times *
An astonishing story, brilliantly told * Sunday Independent *
Heir to le Carré and John Buchan, Harris is the classy English novelist who, in both quality and quantity, reaches the parts most writers cannot reach. The bestseller list seems to keep a place waiting for him, and every book of his is read by the Queen before its publication date. The latest, Precipice, is no exception… Harris is exceptional at taking historical stories and making them irresistibly readable, with a huge emphasis on the writing * Independent *
Gripping * Sunday Express *
Robert Harris is a master of the historical novel * The Literary Review *
Robert Harris is a master of the historical novel. He has a genius for taking facts and providing just enough invention or exaggeration to make a compelling story . . . Precipice is gripping and plausible * Literary Review *
Robert Harris is nothing if not a great storyteller. . . This novel is among Harris’s very best -- Alex Peake-Tomkinson * Evening Standard *
[An] exquisitely told story * Spectator, Book of the Year *