Overview
Berlin, 1964. The Greater German Reich stretches from the Rhine to the Urals, and keeps an uneasy peace with its nuclear rival, the United States.Ā As the Fatherland prepares for a grand celebration honoring Adolf Hitlerās seventy-fifth birthday and anticipates a conciliatory visit from U.S. president Joseph Kennedy and ambassador Charles Lindbergh,Ā a detective of the Kriminalpolizei is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlinās most prestigious suburb.
But when Xavier March discovers the identity of the body, he also 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 the American journalist Charlotte Maguire, is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truthāa truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.
Praise for Fatherland
āA singular achievement displaying original and carefully wrought suspense . . . Fatherland easily transcends convention.āāThe Washington Post
āA solid thriller, vividly imagined and genuinely frightening.āāThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution
āIngenious . . . a triumph . . . suspenseful and elegant.āāSan Francisco Chronicle
āA dazzler . . . fast-paced . . . Historical fact is blended skillfully with fiction.āāDetroit Free Press
āAbsorbing . . . expertly written.āāThe New York Times Book Review
āTruly captivating.āāRobert Ludlum
āA strong premise for a police thriller with rich foreign atmosphere and political texture galore? Absolutely!āāEntertainment Weekly
āA sly and scary page-turner.āāLos Angeles Times
āA well-plotted, well-written detective tale and a fascinating trek through parallel history.āāChicago Tribune
āFatherland works on all levels. Itās a triumph.āāThe Washington Times
āDistinguished by vivid details based on impeccable research, the thriller is a crackling-good read in the le CarrĆ© tradition.āāTime
āWonderful.āāNewsday
āA gripping detective story as well as a chilling visit to the Germany that might have been. It is so plausibly written it seems quite real. Robert Harris is a name to watch for.āāBookPage
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