- The stunning new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Fatherland; Enigma; Archangel; Pompeii and Imperium.The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I can see that now. I should have said, "Rick, I"m sorry, this isn"t for me, I don"t like the sound of it, " finished my drink and left. But he was such a good storyteller, Rick - I often thought he should have been the writer and I the agent - that once he"d started talking there was never any question I wouldn"t listen, and by the time he had finished, I was done for.After five books set firmly in the past, Robert Harris returns with a contemporary novel that brings the reader face to face with some of the biggest issues of our time - the result is a gripping and genuinely thrilling read.