Officer and a Spy
Harris, Robert
Historical Fiction
Officer and a Spy
by Harris, Robert
—· 624 p· 2013
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Overview
About
IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY 'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times 'Taut and exciting' Guardian Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd. Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence until that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to th…
Pages
624
Thorndike Press
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Historical Authenticity9
Political Intrigue9
Worldbuilding8
Prose8
Emotional depth8
Narration8
Pacing8
Plot twists7
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