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Fatherland

Robert Harris

1992338 pagesabout 5–8 hours
1992
first published
  • 1992Random House · 338 pages · ENGISBN 9780679412731
  • 1992Hutchinson · 372 pages · ENGISBN 9780091748272
  • 1992Thorndike Press · 552 pages · ENGISBN 9781560545569
  • 1993Arrow · 386 pages · ENGISBN 9780099263814
  • 1993Cresset editions · 387 pages · ENGISBN 9780752904580

Fatherland is set in a world that almost existed but never was: the Berlin that Hitler's architect, Albert Speer, planned to build- the hub of a victorious Third Reich extending from the Rhine to the Urals. Synopsis Expand/Collapse Synopsis It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March, 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. As March discovers the identity of the body, he 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 an American journalist, 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.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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