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Fatherland

By: Robert Harris
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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Fatherland is set in an alternative world where Hitler has won the Second World War. It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb. As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich. And, with the Gestapo just one step behind, March, together with an American journalist, is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truth - a truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.


© Robert Harris 1992 (P) Penguin Audio 2014

 20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Mystery Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Military Espionage War

Critic Reviews

The research is extraordinary.
Clever and ingenious... Its breeding is by Orwell, out of P. D. James, a detective story inside a future shock
Gripping in the way John Buchan, Len Deighton and John LeCarré are. The writing is superb. This novel lifts its author into a new and superior class
The highest form of thriller... non-stop excitement
Powerful and chilling... convincing in every detail
A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock
Robert Harris has recreated the whole structure of a totally corrupt society in a way that makes the flesh creep
Tightly constructed... grips as tightly as a Nazi's glove
A fantastic thriller... The final solution is an utter surprise. Harris reaches it with speed, conveying a whole culture of grotesquery and kitsch
Ingenious... fast-paced and beautifully written
All stars
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An amazing story and perhaps a sad reflection on a society where the unjust thrive but a glimmer of hope for a better life thrives. Not sure if I liked the ending, but a great read..

Creative, real and raw

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Really enjoyed the glimpse into a possible Nazi controlled Europe. I particularly enjoyed the narration.

A really good "what if"

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Simply outstanding. Best I have read for a long time. Couldn't put it down. Narrator was brilliant.

Kazablanka's Review

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The story was chilling and the narrator’s voice was well matched. I recommend this book.

Well worth reading

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I enjoy alternative history done well, some do it far better than others. I found this slow to start and a little hard to follow. It did pick up pace and the ending was great.

Dragged in parts, great finish though.

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