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Officer and a Spy

by Unknown Author

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624 pages2014Penguin Random HouseISBN 9780099580881

About this book

<b>IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY<br><br>'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' <i>The Times</i><br><br>'Taut and exciting' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd.<br><br>Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence until that tracked him down.<br><br>But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is forced to confront the dangerous truth that Dreyfus may be innocent.<br><br>Soon Picquart is being drawn into a labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his life . . .<br><b><br>'Menace and suspense twist tight in a narrative of tremendous tension' <i>Sunday Times</i></b>

Publication Details

Publisher
Penguin Random House
Published
2014
Pages
624
ISBN
9780099580881
Language
en

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