Robert Harris

4 summariesThriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery

Robert Harris is a British author known for his historical fiction and thrillers. His notable works include "Fatherland," a novel set in a world where Nazi Germany won World War II; "Pompeii," which explores the eruption of Mount Vesuvius; "An Officer and a Spy," a fictional retelling of the Dreyfus Affair; and "Enigma," centered around codebreakers during World War II.

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Books by Robert Harris

4 books available

Fatherland
Robert Harris
4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsThriller
In an alternate 1964 where Nazi Germany won WWII, a disillusioned Berlin detective uncovers a terrifying conspiracy linked to high-ranking officials while investigating a mysterious death, threatening to expose the Third Reich's darkest secrets just as President Kennedy prepares for a historic visit.
Pompeii
Robert Harris
3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller
An aqueduct engineer races to fix a mysterious water crisis in Pompeii, uncovers a conspiracy, and faces the imminent eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
An Officer and a Spy
Robert Harris
4.2 (22k) average on GoodreadsThriller
In 1895 Paris, a newly appointed intelligence chief uncovers a sinister conspiracy surrounding a Jewish officer's treason conviction, forcing him to risk everything to expose the truth about a spy still lurking within the French military.
Enigma
Robert Harris
3.9 (13k) average on GoodreadsThriller
At Bletchley Park during WWII, a brilliant but troubled codebreaker races to crack Germany's new Enigma cipher, all while investigating the disappearance of the woman he loves, who he suspects might be a spy.