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Descripción paperback. Condición: New. 2007 or Later Printing. Product DescriptionThe New York Times bestselling classic of alternate history, a murder mystery set in a world where the Nazis won World War II-for fans of The Plot Against America and The Man in the High CastleBerlin, 1964. The Greater German Reich stretches from the Rhine to the Urals, and keeps an uneasy peace with its nuclear rival, the United States. As the Fatherland prepares for a grand celebration honoring Adolf Hitler s seventy-fifth birthday and anticipates a conciliatory visit from U.S. president Joseph Kennedy and ambassador Charles Lindbergh, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin s 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 truth-a truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.Praise for Fatherland"A singular achievement displaying original and carefully wrought suspense . . . Fatherland easily transcends convention."-The Washington Post"A solid thriller, vividly imagined and genuinely frightening."-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"Ingenious . . . a triumph . . . suspenseful and elegant."-San Francisco Chronicle"A dazzler . . . fast-paced . . . Historical fact is blended skillfully with fiction."-Detroit Free Press"Absorbing . . . expertly written."-The New York Times Book Review"Truly captivating."-Robert Ludlum"A strong premise for a police thriller with rich foreign atmosphere and political texture galore? Absolutely!"-Entertainment Weekly"A sly and scary page-turner."-Los Angeles Times"A well-plotted, well-written detective tale and a fascinating trek through parallel history."-Chicago Tribune"Fatherland works on all levels. It s a triumph."-The Washington Times"Distinguished by vivid details based on impeccable research, the thriller is a crackling-good read in the le Carré tradition."-Time"Wonderful."-Newsday"A 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."-BookPageAbout the AuthorRobert Harris is the author of eleven novels: Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, Imperium, The Ghost Writer, Conspirata, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, Dictator, and Conclave. Several of his books have been adapted to film, most recently The Ghost Writer. His work has been translated into thirty-seven languages. He lives in the village of Kintbury, England, with his wife, Gill Hornby.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.FatherlandBy Robert Harris Random House TradeCopyright 2006 Robert HarrisAll right reserved.ISBN: 9780812977219Chapter OneThick cloud had pressed down on Berlin all night, and now it was lingering into what passed for the morning. On the city's western outskirts, plumes of rain drifted across the surface of Lake Havel like smoke.Sky and water merged into a sheet of gray, broken only by the dark line of the opposite bank. Nothing stirred there. No lights showed.Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei -- the Kripo -- climbed out of his Volkswagen and tilted his face to the rain. He was a connoisseur of this particular rain. He knew the taste of it, the smell of it. It was Baltic rain from the north, cold and seascented, tangy with salt. For an instant he was back twenty years, in the conning tower of a U-boat, slipping out of Wilhelmshaven, lights doused, into the darkness.He looked at his watch. It was just after seven in the morning.Drawn up on the roadside before him were three other cars. The occupants of two were asleep in the drivers' seats. The third was a. Nº de ref. del artículo: BKZN9780812977219