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  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409021247
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 432

Archangel




FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'With Archangel, Robert Harris confirms his position as Britain's pre-eminent literary thriller writer' The Times

'He has a talent for heart-poundingly tense story-telling, and an ability to conjure up atmospheres almost palpable with menace' Sunday Times

When historian Fluke Kelso learns of the existence of a secret notebook belonging to Josef Stalin he is determined to track it down, whatever the consequences. From the violent political intrigue and decadence of modern Moscow he heads north - to the vast forests surrounding the White Sea port of Archangel, and a terrifying encounter with Russia's unburied past.

  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409021247
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 432

About the author

Robert Harris

ROBERT HARRIS is a long-time music journalist, writer, teacher, and broadcaster. From 2000-2008, he was the host and producer of I Hear Music, a weekly show presented on CBC Radio 2. He is the author of two books, What to Listen for in Mozart, and What to Listen for in Beethoven. He is the classical music critic for The Globe and Mail.

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Praise for Archangel

Archangel is Harris's strongest book yet, confirming him as the leading current exponent of the intelligent literary thriller

The Times

A really gripping narrative, full of suspense and unexpected turns, which will keep you hooked until the climax on its final page... I have never read a thriller based in Russia which has such an authentic feel

Evening Standard

As the suspense builds, the reader needs to turn the pages ever faster... with Harris's controlling foot on the narrative pedal, the reader has no choice but to ride, enthralled, towards the plunging abyss

Observer

His best yet: a fast paced thriller, pulsing with suspense, that surpasses even the expertly handled tensions and twists of Fatherland

Sunday Times

I remained immersed in this marvellous book until its culmination arrived with depressing swiftness...Readers of Archangel are in for an exciting ride. They will also learn a lot

Literary Review

Nerve tingling... nobody is more adept... a talent for heart-poundingly tense story-telling and an ability to conjure up atmospheres almost palpable with menace

Sunday Times

Robert Harris confirms his position as Britain's pre-eminent literary thriller writer with Archangel

The Times

The best thriller for years

Sunday Telegraph