POMPEII PB – ROBERT HARRIS

***OUT NOW, PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS*** A pulse-rate-speeding masterpiece Sunday Times A stunning novel . . . the subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end The Times During a sweltering week in late August, as Rome s richest citizens relax in their villas around Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrong. Wells and springs are failing, a man has disappeared, and now the greatest aqueduct in the world – the mighty Aqua Augusta – has suddenly ceased to flow . . . Through the eyes of four characters – a young engineer, an adolescent girl, a corrupt millionaire and an elderly scientist – Robert Harris brilliantly recreates a luxurious world on the brink of destruction. As explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history Daily Telegraph