PRECIPICE

A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR A riveting tale of politics war and erotic obsession Sunday Times His most enthralling yet a slam dunk of a plot extraordinary Nicholas Coleridge Independent Gripping Harris also has the John le Carré gift for showing how meetings can become a form of blood sport Jake Kerridge Telegraph Splendid Max Hastings Sunday TimesSummer 1914 A world on the brink of catastrophe In London 26 year old Venetia Stanley aristocratic clever bored reckless is having a love affair with the Prime Minister H H Asquith a man more than twice her age He writes to her obsessively sharing the most sensitive matters of state As Asquith reluctantly leads the country into war with Germany a young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top secret documents and suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that will alter the course of political history Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris The king of the page turning thriller i Paper Harris s cleverness judgment and eye for detail are second to non