ROBERT HARRIS is the author of ten best-selling novels: Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, Imperium, The Ghost Writer, Conspirata, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, and Dictator. Several of his books have been adapted to film, most recently The Ghost Writer, directed by Roman Polanski. His work has been translated into thirty-seven languages. He lives in the village of Kintbury, England, with his wife, Gill Hornby.
"Harris has written a gripping, smart book. . . . This could become
the Catholic version of The Satanic Verses."
--Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times Book Review "Splendid . . .
Harris does not disappoint. . . . Whether you have faith in God,
the Church, or neither, Conclave will keep you richly
entertained."
--Dennis Drabelle, The Washington Post "Triumphant . . . I am about
to use a word I have never knowingly used in any review of any book
ever. During my 25-odd years of writing about books I have done my
best to avoid clichés, slipshod summaries, oracular pronouncements
and indeed anything else that might appear emblazoned on a book
jacket. Nonetheless, there is only one possible word to describe
Robert Harris's new novel, and it is this: unputdownable."
--Ian Sansom, The Guardian "A gripping read in the authentic Harris
mould . . . Conclave, though, is more than a crime novel, it is
also a psychological and political thriller . . . The more one
looks, the more cunning the book seems. Conclave is a triumphant
addition to Harris's acclaimed output."
--David Grylls, The Sunday Times "A gripping read. There are plenty
of plot twists, revelations and high politicking to hook readers
in. . . . An ecclesiastical version of House of Cards . . .
Conclave is admirably brisk--and its final twist is great fun."
--Robbie Millen, The Times "A slick and fast-paced thriller . . .
This entertaining and satisfying page-turner tells the tense story
of the Machiavellian machinations of ambitious men, locked in a
power-struggle that can only end in a puff of white smoke and
power."
--Huston Gilmore, The Daily Express "Ambition and intrigues are
familiar ground to a former political journalist . . .
gripping."
--Rachel Cooke, The Observer "Fast-written and suspenseful, it's
elegantly written entertainment from a first-rate storyteller."
--Simon Humphreys, The Mail on Sunday "Despite papal fiction being
such a crowded church, Harris, in Conclave, contrives a twist
involving the number of cardinal-electors that seems to me
completely new."
--Mark Lawson, The Guardian "The novel begins to grip like a vice
and manages to convey all the drama of an election without
resorting to melodrama. He pulls off the difficult trick of making
his cardinals seem no less holy for all their human foibles and,
although this ruminative and low-key novel is very different from
Harris's other books, it is well up to their standard."
--Charlotte Heathcote, Sunday Express "The smartest bestselling
author at work today . . . [Conclave is] a modern-day story that
explores the power, glory and skullduggery behind the process of
electing a new pope."
--Richard T. Kelly, Esquire (UK) "Another high-class Harris
thriller."
--James Walton, Reader's Digest (UK) "An impressive outing from an
extremely versatile author."
--Publishers Weekly
"Robert Harris, creator of grand, symphonic thrillers from
Fatherland to An Officer and a Spy, scores with a chamber piece of
a novel set in the Vatican in the days after a fictional pope
dies....An illuminating read for anyone interested in the inner
workings of the Catholic Church; for prelate-fiction superfans, it
is pure temptation." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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