London: Arrow, 2014 9780099580881. Softcover. First edition. First printing. VG. No annotations or inscriptions. 624 pages. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442. Winner of the 2014 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. A breathtaking historical spy thriller from Robert Harris, author of Munich, Conclave and the acclaimed Cicero trilogy. Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd. Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his life. "The fact that this novel is seriously riveting is a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power; he conjures knuckle-blanching suspense from a very well-known piece of history." (BOOKS OF THE YEAR The Times) "Harris’ retelling of the Dreyfus case is as taut and exciting as anything by Forsyth or Follet." (BOOKS OF THE YEAR Guardian) .

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ROBERT HARRIS is one of Britain's most famous writers of thriller novels and gripping historical fiction. He is the author of eight bestselling historical and contemporary thrillers: Archangel, Enigma, Fatherland, The Fear Index, The Ghost, Imperium, Lustrum and Pompeii , all of which were worldwide bestsellers. His most recent bestselling thriller, The Fear Index , was shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, for best thriller of the year, at the 2012 Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards. Robert Harris has worked with international film director Roman Polanski to create the Golden Globe winning film The Ghost Writer , starring Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor. Enigma was adapted into an award-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Tom Hollander. His work has been translated into thirty-three languages. He was born in Nottingham in 1957 and is a graduate of Cambridge University. He worked as a reporter on the BBC's Newsnight and Panorama programmes, before becoming Political Editor of the Observer in 1987, and then a columnist on the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph . In 2003 he was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards. He lives near Hungerford in Berkshire with his wife and their four children.

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Bookseller: David Edward Hellawell (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2405
Title: An Officer and a Spy
Author: Harris, Robert
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0099580888
ISBN 13: 9780099580881
Publisher: London: Arrow, 2014 9780099580881
Place of Publication: Uk
This edition first published: 2014
Keywords: Espionage Dreyfus Spy Conspiracy Detection Paris WWI Military Intelligence QSE

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