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Robert Harris


UK flag (b.1957)

Robert Harris was born in Nottingham in 1957 and is a graduate of Cambridge University. He has been a reporter on the BBC's Newsnight and Panorama programmes, Political Editor of the Observer, and a columnist on The Sunday Times. He is the author of five non-fiction books in addition to his bestselling fiction.
 

Awards: Walter Scott (2014), CWA (2014), ITW (2008)  see all

Genres: Historical, Thriller
 
Series
Cicero
   1. Imperium (2006)
   2. Lustrum (2009)

     aka Conspirata

   3. Dictator (2015)
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Novels
   Fatherland (1992)
   Enigma (1995)
   Archangel (1998)
   Pompeii (2003)
   The Ghost (2007)
     aka The Ghost Writer
   The Fear Index (2011)
   An Officer and a Spy (2013)
   Conclave (2016)
   Munich (2017)
   The Second Sleep (2019)
   V2 (2020)
   Act of Oblivion (2022)
   Precipice (2024)
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Books containing stories by Robert Harris

Awards
2014 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel : An Officer and a Spy
2014 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger : An Officer and a Spy
2008 ITW Award for Best Novel : The Ghost

Award nominations
2023 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Act of Oblivion
2020 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (longlist) : The Second Sleep
2017 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (shortlist) : Conclave
2015 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : An Officer and a Spy
2015 Barry Award for Best Thriller (nominee) : An Officer and a Spy
2012 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Fear Index
2012 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (shortlist) : The Fear Index
2010 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Lustrum
2008 Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award (nominee) : The Ghost
1993 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Fatherland


Robert Harris recommends
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The Dig (2007)
John Preston
"An enthralling story of love and loss, a real literary treasure. One of the most original novels of the year."
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A Spy by Nature (2001)
(Alec Milius, book 1)
Charles Cumming
"A Spy by Nature is a wonderfully assured first novel. From the first page to the last it has the ring of absolute authenticity. Tautly written, cleverly plotted ... it reminded me strongly of the early books of John le Carre."
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Stealing Thunder (1999)
Peter Millar
"An intelligent thriller, an expert blend of nuclear history and international intrigue - fast-paced and convincing."

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