Harris, Robert J.

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Act of Oblivion

Harris’s story bogs down in places with dense detail, but the raw emotions of the characters and the issues that drive human dissent make this a worthwhile read.
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The Thirty-One Kings: A Richard Hannay Thriller

Following last year's successful films Dunkirk and Darkest Hour, this novel offers a similar escape into a cushy featherbed of certitudes where steely goodhearted lads square off against evil. Exhibit A for anyone complaining they don't write them like that anymore.
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Munich

Returning to the territory of the alt-history classic Fatherland, Harris visits the Munich Conference, with two friends from 1920s Oxford in conflict...
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Conclave

Steeped in ecclesiastical and historical insights, Harris's suspenseful drama is warmly recommended for all fiction collections. ["An enjoyable read, with its insider details of life at the Vatican": LJ 9/1/16 review of the Knopf hc.]
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Dictator

Harris is an accomplished storyteller and his subject compelling. Lovers of historical fiction will flock to this book.
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An Officer and a Spy

This is an atmospheric and tense historical thriller, with a flawed but honorable protagonist fighting against entrenched complacence and bigotry.
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The Fear Index

British reader Christian Rodska does a great job presenting the slow disintegration of Hoffman's seemingly untouchable life, and readers won't be disappointed in the breathtaking sequence of events that culminates in a startling climax. Highly recommended for all public libraries. ["Get ready to enjoy a brilliant integration of fascinating research, compelling themes, and vivid characterization," read the review of the New York Times best-selling Knopf hc, LJ 1/12; the Arrow: Random mass-market pb will publish in June 2012.—Ed.]
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