Precipice

<p><b>***Pre-order now to secure the special Collector's edition - available only while stock lasts and exclusive to the first print run***<br><br>FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR<br><br>'A master storyteller' </b><i>Observer </i><br><br>Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, <i>Precipice </i>is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.<br><br><b>'The king of the page-turning thriller'</b> <i>i Paper</i><br><b>'Harris's cleverness, judgment and</b><b> eye for detail are second to none' </b><i>Sunday Times</i><br><b>'Harris writes with a skill and ingenuity that few other novelists can match' </b><i>Financial Times</i><br><b>'Harris is a master of historical fiction, a compelling author</b> <b>who brings to life the recent and ancient past' </b><i>TLS</i></p>