An Officer and a Spy
by Robert Harris
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris holds a highly rated rating of 4.14 out of 5, based on 9.4K reader ratings. First published in 2013. The book spans 429 pages.
About An Officer and a Spy
Robert Harris returns to the thrilling historical fiction he has so brilliantly made his own. This is the story of the infamous Dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hard-edged novel of conspiracy and espionage.
Paris in 1895. Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish officer, has just been convicted of treason, sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil’s Island, and stripped of his rank in front of a baying crowd of twenty-thousand. Among the witnesses to his humiliation is Georges Picquart, the ambitious, intellectual, recently promoted head of the counterespionage agency that “proved” Dreyfus had passed secrets to the Germans. At first, Picquart firmly believes in Dreyfus’s guilt. But it is not long after Dreyfus is delivered to his desolate prison that Picquart stumbles on information that leads him to suspect that there is still a spy at large in the French military. As evidence of the most malignant deceit mounts and spirals inexorably toward the uppermost levels of government, Picquart is compelled to question not only the case against Dreyfus but also his most deeply held beliefs about his country, and about himself. Bringing to life the scandal that mesmerized the world at the turn of the twentieth century, Robert Harris tells a tale of uncanny timeliness––a witch hunt, secret tribunals, out-of-control intelligence agencies, the fate of a whistle-blower--richly dramatized with the singular storytelling mastery that has marked all of his internationally best-selling novels.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Harris |
| Published | 2013 |
| Pages | 429 |
| Genres | Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller |
| Average Rating | 4.14 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 9,411 |
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What genre is An Officer and a Spy?
An Officer and a Spy is categorized as Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller. Its primary genre classification is Mystery & Thriller.
Is An Officer and a Spy worth reading?
Based on 9.4K reader ratings, An Officer and a Spy has an average score of 4.14 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is An Officer and a Spy?
An Officer and a Spy has 429 pages.
Who wrote An Officer and a Spy?
An Officer and a Spy was written by Robert Harris. It was first published in 2013.
What is the ISBN for An Officer and a Spy?
The ISBN-13 for An Officer and a Spy is 9780385349580.0.
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