PRAISE FOR PRECIPICE:
"In this nuanced and poignant retelling of the affair between HH Asquith and Venetia Stanley, the novelist blurs the line between fact and fiction, illuminating love and power.... The novel’s brilliance lies in the way the author has written into the void, giving life and voice to Venetia, bringing her to dazzling life through her imagined letters to Asquith and Harris’s portrait of a bright, unconventional and complex young woman seeking to escape the strictures of her aristocratic upbringing." The Guardian

“Fascinating. . . . Themes of national loyalty and the ravages of war permeate the novel, but Harris resists grandiosity, leaning on his background as a journalist to make the stakes feel at once personal and profound. [Venetia] Stanley, in particular, emerges as a fascinating historical figure. . . . Readers will be astonished.” Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Robert Harris’s enthralling new novel may be one of his best. . . . Harris’s cleverness lies in his psychological sophistication, carrying the reader along the twists and turns of this dubious love story . . . while the greater drama of the war in the trenches, vast casualties and the disastrous landing at Gallipoli plays off stage. . . . Harris is masterful at authentic dialogue, across all classes. There is not a false note in this novel.” Independent

“[Harris] is a master of the political novel. . . . Precipice is both a harrowing story of the run-up to a terrible war and a fresh look at the much-maligned position of mistress to a powerful man.” The Washington Post

“A very good thriller. . . . Harris’s best book since Conclave.” The Spectator
 
"I’m not fond of the word masterpiece, but this is a masterpiece." Nigella Lawson on X

"Brilliantly blurring fact and fiction, Sunday Times bestselling author Robert Harris is back in full force." Dead Good Book, The best crime and thriller books of 2024

“Gripping. . . . As always, [Harris] has done his research to recreate a long-gone world, and yet again he tells a good story.” Financial Times

“Robert Harris has a knack for lighting on a fascinating episode of history . . . and creating from it a tight and satisfying plot. . . . Precipice is well researched and expertly constructed.” The Guardian 


PRAISE FOR ROBERT HARRIS:
“Robert Harris is, simply put, masterful.” Karin Slaughter

“Robert Harris is a master at producing thrillers of ever-tightening suspense, full of insider analysis of political power and the treatment of momentous events.” The Sunday Times

“Harris’s books are always supremely readable.” The Guardian

“Each Robert Harris thriller is very different but of exemplary consistency.” Ian Rankin
 
“Robert Harris is a master at producing thrillers of ever-tightening suspense, full of insider analysis of political power and the treatment of momentous events.” The Sunday Times