Author:Robert Harris
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'Immersive' Guardian
'Stunning' Daily Express
'Riveting' Telegraph
Victory is close. Vengeance is closer.
Rudi Graf used to dream of sending a rocket to the moon. Instead, he has helped to create the world's most sophisticated weapon: the V2 ballistic missile, capable of delivering a one-ton warhead at three times the speed of sound.
In a desperate gamble to avoid defeat in the winter of 1944, Hitler orders ten thousand to be built. Graf is tasked with firing these lethal 'vengeance weapons' at London.
Kay Caton-Walsh is an officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force who joins a unit of WAAFs on a mission to newly liberated Belgium. Armed with little more than a slide rule and a few equations, Kay and her colleagues will attempt to locate and destroy the launch sites.
As the death toll soars, Graf and Kay fight their grim, invisible war - until one final explosion of violence causes their destinies to collide...
'A riveting read with a corker of a twist' Daily Telegraph
'Supremely readable' Observer
'Delivers one hell of a punch' Express
'Captures the real nature of war. Gripping' Ben MacIntyre
A riveting read . . . with a corker of a twist.
—— Best new reads , Telegraph[I]mmersive and engaging.
—— Crime and Thrillers round-up , GuardianV2 is a stunning achievement; a gripping page-turner that remains highly thought-provoking.
—— Matt Nixson , Daily ExpressAn immersive thriller set against a tense historical backdrop . . . For all its pace - you will zip through it in no time - the rewards are in the meta-story. But Harris's deceptively effortless prose means you barely notice. The effect is one of total immersion: you can feel the cold, taste the bacon sandwiches and imagine the trolleys squeaking across the floor.
—— Financial TimesI want to be the first to say it: Robert Harris scores a direct hit with V2. I was enthralled.
—— Anthony HorowitzHarris renders the historical detail with his customary verisimilitude.
—— Thrillers of the Month , The TimesHarris's books are always supremely readable - he has practically trademarked the term 'master storyteller'.
—— Alex Preston , ObserverThis is a lively read, as propulsive as the rockets of the title, and it masterfully captures the bleak, jaded atmosphere of the Second World War's death throes.
—— Daily ExpressRobert Harris has always been ingenious at finding ways to write about the Second World War [...] It's highly readable . . . thrillingly tense.
—— S Magazine, Sunday ExpressHarris finds the poetry in physics and the soul in engineering. He makes the V2s come to life as vividly as any of his human characters . . . His prose can be wonderfully vivid... Harris has the great gift of readability; there is no living novelist whose books I am likelier to gobble up in one sitting.
—— Daily Telegraph[An] astonishingly precise novel... With its tense plot and familiar characters, some readers may anticipate the novel's own parabolic curve. But this means it offers the satisfactions we expect. Spies and informers lurk. Period details are piquant, but not overdone . . . Above all there's suspense . . . V2 will keep you pinned on a compelling trajectory.
—— Sunday TimesHarris returns to form with this exhilarating fusion of fact and fiction.
—— MetroThe king of the page-turning thriller.
—— 75 of the best new books for autumn , i paperSecond World War buffs will enjoy Robert Harris's V2.
—— Best September Books , IndependentNo novelist is better at evoking the gray resilience of wartime Britain, the moral confusion as the Third Reich staggered toward collapse, and the aroma of a bacon sandwich served in a steamy army canteen. The research, as with all of Harris's books, is impeccable, but worn lightly... In the hands of a lesser writer, this damp squib of history might be an impediment, but in the course of this gripping novel Harris captures something of the real nature of war: good ideas that fail, perverted science, grandiosity, lies and unintended consequences.
—— Ben MacIntyre , New York TimesThe descriptions of rocket production and painstaking photographic interpretation are fascinating in their own right, but Harris takes both historical fact and technical detail to new heights through the daily lives and emotions of the central characters
—— i PaperOnce again the richly talented Harris returns to his favourite period of history - before, during and after World War II . . . Told with Harris's meticulous eye for detail, and his appetite for the human story at the heart of any drama, it is as compelling as one of the great British black-and-white war films, with a sprinkling of contemporary detail to add colour.'
—— Daily MailYou know you're in safe hands when you pick up a Robert Harris novel, and V2 is no exception . . . Harris takes both historical fact and technical detail to new heights.
—— Edinburgh Evening NewsAs addictively readable as all his other thrillers. Think Foyle's War rewritten by Simenon.
—— Tom HollandAs with all Harris's historical adventures, the material of a thriller is slickly woven into the matter of history . . . He feelingly describes a landscape of bombed buildings, grim knickers, grey skies, mud-blue cars and fish-paste sandwiches.
—— Catholic HeraldThere are very few others . . . that everyone is gagging to see what they publish next but . . . Robert Harris is [one]
—— Iain DaleHis triumph, as in his previous wartime novel Enigma, is to make very complex technical material easy to digest . . . Harris fans are likely to devour it at an equally dramatic pace.
—— TabletA story of love, lust and appetite . . . a book I haven’t been able to stop thinking about
—— The Spectator 'Best Books of 2023'Pristine, visceral & wild. She's a master. You won't be disappointed
—— Sarah Rose Etter, author of 'The Book of X'Gorgeously atmospheric and feverishly compulsive [on] amorphous longings and desires, and the hot shame of wanting more than you deserve
—— Lara Williams, author of 'Supper Club'Sophie Mackintosh has given her strange and intriguing imagination the opportunity to flourish. There is tension on every page
—— ProspectA thrilling and feverish fable of secret desire
—— MonoclePRAISE FOR BLUE TICKET: 'Its cool intensity and strange beauty is a wonder - be sure to read everything Sophie Mackintosh writes'
—— Deborah Levy, author of 'Hot Milk' and 'The Man Who Saw Everything'Praise for Andrea Mara
—— :'Next-level domestic suspense - even the twists have twists. I loved it - Andrea Mara is a star.'
—— Lee Child'Original, clever, and unputdownable.'
—— Sarah Pearse'A relentless, twisting page-turner, Hide and Seek delves deeply into every parent's worst nightmare. A first-class thriller.'
—— Chris WhitakerThe twists keep coming as the action rockets back and forth in time exposing the terrible truth that binds the friends together and eventually wrenches them apart.
—— The GlossMara is truly gifted at this kind of story, and this is a proper page-turner, with several cliff hangers and plenty of red herrings. As the action progresses, the pace intensifies to a pulse-rising intensity . . . A most satisfying thriller.
—— Sunday IndependentA tightly crafted plot from a great thriller writer
—— PrimaA genre-defining masterpiece that turns everything you think you know about crime, family and memory on its head. I'm so jealous of everybody who gets to read this for the first time. An instant classic
—— Holly SeddonAn extraordinary novel. Intricately plotted, beautifully written and impossible to put down. This is a Groundhog Day thriller lived and told backwards, which is such an incredibly smart concept - but Wrong Place, Wrong Time is not just clever, it's heart-wrenching and full of emotion too. McAllister is a writer at the absolute top of her game
—— Beth O'LearyUnquestionably her best book yet. Mind bending and extraordinary. What an amazing achievement. All the stars!
—— Jill MansellA genuine premise, compelling characters, and an absolute masterclass in plotting
—— Lucy Clarke, bestselling author of The CastawaysThe latest novel from Gillian McAllister is perfect in every way. Pretty sure she's going to take over the world with that book
—— Imran MahmoodMcAllister is . . . at the top of her game. Revelations come at a satisfying pace in this smart, compelling thriller . . . It's the book we'll all be talking about this summer, so you might as well get ahead of the game and read it now
—— S.J. Watson , Perspective Magazine, 'Thriller of the Month'Mindblowingly brilliant, it's a cracker - everyone should preorder IMMEDIATELY
—— Lisa HallWrong Place Wrong Time is an astonishingly accomplished psychological thriller that pinpoints the ferocious love between mother and son, and the lengths we go to for that love. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I was entertained, but more than that: I was moved
—— Laura Jane WilliamsWrong Place, Wrong Time is an intricately plotted, highly original thriller full of heart, layers and jaw-dropping twists. Gillian McAllister is one of the finest suspense writers in the market today and this outstanding novel deserves every success
—— Phoebe MorganThe most inventive thriller of the year
—— Daily ExpressThe next I Let You Go, the next Gone Girl, the next Girl on the Train . . . Wrong Place, Wrong Time will be a huge hit, deservedly so
—— Sarah Turner, Costa Book Awards JudgeAmbitious, menacing and shocking - a brilliant concept and her best book yet
—— Woman & Home, 'BOOK CLUB AWARDS'McAllister pulls off this adventure with aplomb. Tightly plotted. Couldn't put it down . . . Don't miss it
—— GuardianWrong Place Wrong Time contains layers of intrigue and secrecy . . . You'll turn each page of Jen's story, eager to find out - as she did - what secrets have been hiding in plain sight all along. You'll recommend this book to everyone you know
—— HeraldMasterfully crafted in every way, this novel races along-backward-for a reading experience so intriguing and immersive that you'll only pause to wonder how McAllister has done it. An original and emotional thriller that nails the tender moments of a mother's love as much as the big, impressive twists. A total stand-out and great fun to read-I loved it
—— Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of THE PUSHWRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME is the spellbinding story of a mother going back in time to try to prevent her son from committing a murder. Masterfully plotted and wholly original, McAllister keeps the surprises coming until the very last page, with an ending as satisfying as it is haunting.
—— Stephanie WrobelPage-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense
—— Guardian, '50 hottest new books for a great escape'It's extraordinary, just One of Those Books. She's carved through time, and created something three dimensional. It's like peering into the interior of a beautiful twisty shell. I absolutely loved it.
—— Eve ChaseClever, original, and so addictive it should come with a warning. I loved it!
—— Alice FeeneyGillian McAllister takes detective fiction in a new direction with this novel. Convincingly portrayed, and the criminal plot is cleverly designed
—— Literary ReviewTense . . . an affecting portrayal of a family careening toward crisis. [A] twisty book by a writer with a fine grasp of the subtleties of familial dysfunction. Unexpectedly tender
—— New York TimesThis book is clever, clever, clever. Tightly plotted with a great cast of characters and tension in every line, I lived it and loved it
—— Fiona BartonA super-clever, belter of a book that will stay with you long after you finish it
—— SunWrong Place, Wrong Time is a mind-bending, time-twisting knockout of a book. Genius plotting and pacing easily make this one of my favourite reads this year. Gillian McAllister is a rare talent
—— Samantha DowningOnce I started reading I whizzed through the book in a couple of sittings. Such deft crafting! It would make great TV
—— Clare ChambersThis unique, riveting novel is best described as Groundhog Day meets crime drama
—— Yours MagazineA game-changer. What an amazing book
—— Phil Williams , Times RadioBrilliant. A genre defining book. So clever. It's going to be huge
—— Hannah Beckerman , Times RadioChannels Groundhog Day with an endlessly replayed murder, as a woman's unassuming son kills a stranger - over and over again. The familiar plot motif is given an unguessable reset, and McAllister ensures that characterisation is as central to the novel's success as the plotting
—— Financial TimesIt's terrific. It's ingenious. A GREAT concept
—— David KoeppFull of originality, this is a memorable thriller that will stay with readers long after the last page
—— The Upcoming