Fatherland by Robert Harris (ISBN:0812977211)

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		Fatherland: A Novel (Mortalis)
	
				(129 reviews)			
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			Robert Harris		
	
Fatherland is set in an alternative world where Hitler has won the Second World War. It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday....more
 Fatherland is set in an alternative world where Hitler has won the Second World War. 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.From the Paperback edition.   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
So far his best

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Robert Harris, doing what he does, as well as he always does it. One man's quest for the truth in the face of adversity - pretty standard fare for Mr Harris. There's not much in the way of plot twists and turns, but the setting is cleverly portrayed (appeasement, and the growth of the Reich serve as a backdrop for this investigation. Worth a read if you like your crime novels.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
An alternative history novel taking place in the early 1960s.  Hitler controls Europe and is about to enter into an alliance with the US and President Kennedy (Joseph P., that is).  The plot revolves around a German homocide detective ivestigating an anything but routine murder.
An alternative history novel that takes place in the early 1960s in Europe, which is controlled by Hitler. ...more
 An alternative history novel taking place in the early 1960s.  Hitler controls Europe and is about to enter into an alliance with the US and President Kennedy (Joseph P., that is).  The plot revolves around a German homocide detective ivestigating an anything but routine murder.
An alternative history novel that takes place in the early 1960s in Europe, which is controlled by Hitler.  Hitler is on the verge of allying with the US and President Kennedy (Joseph P., that it).  The plot revolves around a German homicide detective who investigates what turns out to be anything but a routine case.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
A good read..  Reminded me of another good crime novel, "Child 44" by T. R. Smith, which is set in the Soviet Union..

Anyways, I'm inclined to check out his other novels..

Hopefully they won't be cookie-cutter offerings like D. Brown or Wilbur Smith..

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							R. A. R.
						
							few weeks ago						
Robert Harris is one of my favorite contemporary authors.  In this book as he does in all his writing, he paints a word picture of a historical time and place that reaches out and pulls you in so seductively that you are, at once, willingly and totally catptured by the the story. In this case, he describes a post WWII Europe where Hitler and the Nazis have won the war.  It is a chilling tale that...more
 Robert Harris is one of my favorite contemporary authors.  In this book as he does in all his writing, he paints a word picture of a historical time and place that reaches out and pulls you in so seductively that you are, at once, willingly and totally catptured by the the story. In this case, he describes a post WWII Europe where Hitler and the Nazis have won the war.  It is a chilling tale that adds just one more indictment of the monstrosity that was the Third Reich.  With his crisp characterizations, spot-on dialogue and fast paced plot, Harris is arguably one of the best authors or our time.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I really enjoyed this book.  Fasinating look at what could of been.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Couldn't put it down till I finished it!

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							Serafima
						
							few weeks ago						
A thriller based on a counterfactual premise (that the Nazis won World War II and established a Reich stretching from the Atlantic to the Urals), where an honest German cop's investigation of a murder leads him to uncover evidence of genocide. Remarkable for its evocation of Hitler's goals fulfilled, and the way the author keeps you in suspense with revelations of the Holocaust,...more
 A thriller based on a counterfactual premise (that the Nazis won World War II and established a Reich stretching from the Atlantic to the Urals), where an honest German cop's investigation of a murder leads him to uncover evidence of genocide. Remarkable for its evocation of Hitler's goals fulfilled, and the way the author keeps you in suspense with revelations of the Holocaust, even though you already know it as a historical fact   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
slow to get into, then the pace heats up, but was expecting a better story line...but nether the less a good read

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
A work of fiction assuming that Germany never lost the second world war and that the tactics of the SS and secret police continued on under Hitler. Chilling stuff and believable

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