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  Pompeii: A Novel

  by Robert Harris

  All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. But the carefree lifestyle and gorgeous weather belie an impending cataclysm, and only one man is worried. The... (more)
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  Fatherland

  by Werner Klemperer, Philippe Boegner, Robert Harris, Richard Harris

  It is twenty years after Nazi Germany's triumphant victory in World War II and the entire country is preparing for the grand celebration of the Fuhrer's seventy-fifth birthday, as well as the imminent peacemaking visit from President Kennedy. Meanwhile, Berlin Detective Xavier March -- a disillusioned but talented investigation of a corpse washed up on the shore of a lake. When a dead man turns out to be a... (more)
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  Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome

  by Robert Harris

  In his "most accomplished work to date" ( Los Angeles Times ), master of historical fiction Robert Harris lures readers back in time to the compelling life of Roman Senator Marcus Cicero. The re-creation of a vanished biography written by his household slave and right-hand man, Tiro, Imperium follows Cicero's extraordinary struggle to attain supreme power in Rome. On a cold November morning, Tiro opens the door... (more)
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  Archangel

  by Robert Harris

  The murderous search for Josef Stalin's personal notebook takes an American professor to the vast forests of northern Russia, where Stalin's final, shocking secret waits to be discovered... "A gratifying reminder that it is possible to write popular fiction with intelligence and grace."-- The Washington Post "His best plotted and most absorbing."-- Philadelphia Inquirer "Beautifully blends fact and... (more)
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  Enigma

  by Robert Harris

  "LITERATE AND SAVVY . . . BRIMS WITH WARTIME INTRIGUE." --The Washington Post Book World England 1943. Much of the infamous Nazi Enigma code has been cracked. But Shark, the impenetrable operational cipher used by Nazi U-boats, has masked the Germans' movements, allowing them to destroy a record number of Allied vessels. Feeling that the blood of Allied sailors is on their hands, a top-secret team of British... (more)
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  The Ghost

  by Robert Harris

  Adam Lang has been Britain's longest serving and most controversial prime minister of the last half century. And now that he's left office, he's accepted one of history's largest cash advances to compose a tell-all (or at least, tell-some) memoir of his life and years of power. As pressure mounts for Lang to complete this magnum opus, he hires a professional ghostwriter to finish the book. As he sets to work, the... (more)
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  Conspiracy: A Novel

  by Robert Harris

  The second book in the stunning Roman Empire trilogy by Robert Harris, author of the acclaimed bestsellers Fatherland , Enigma , Archangel , Pompeii , Imperium and The Ghost . It is 63 BC, the year when Cicero is consul. Most of his time in office is devoted to uncovering and thwarting a violent conspiracy to overthrow the state, ostensibly led by Crassus and a group of disaffected senators. Underlying... (more)
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  Stuart Quartet Series: Book 2

  Girl in a Cage

  by Jane Yolen

  When her father, Robert the Bruce, becomes King of Scotland, Marjorie Bruce becomes a princess. But Edward Longshanks, the ruthless King of England, has set his sights on Robert and his family. Marjorie is captured and imprisoned in a wooden cage in the center of a town square, exposed to wind, rain, the taunts of the townspeople, and the scorn of Longshanks himself. Marjorie knows that despite her suffering and... (more)
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  Enigma. 4 Cassetten.

  by Robert Harris

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  Enigma

  by Robert Harris