Fatherland

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First UK edition first impression in near fine condition, signed by Robert Harris to a bookplate tipped in to the title page, there is some minor reading wear, no markings, pages c lean, binding firm, Jacket in removable protective sleeve. About Fatherland is a 1992 alternative history detective novel by English writer and journalist Robert Harris. Set in a world where the Axis won World War II, the story's protagonist—Xavier March—is an officer of the Kripo, the criminal police, who is investigating the murder of a Nazi government official who participated at the Wannsee Conference. A plot is thus discovered to eliminate all of those who attended the conference, to help improve German relations with the United States. Show more