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À Genève, Alexandre Hoffmann est devenu millionnaire grâce à « l'indice de la peur », un algorithme qu'il a créé et qui détecte sur internet l'inquiétude autour de certains sujets. Ce qui lui permet d'exploiter avec brio les marchés financiers et de placer des fonds d'une manière aussi automatisée que fructueuse. Mais ce 6 mai 2010, tout tourne au vinaigre. Et alors que son algorithme est sur le point de créer un krach boursier, Alex est pris au piège. Pourra-t-il se libérer de sa création omnipotente ?

Engagé pour écrire les mémoires d'Adam Lang, ex-premier ministre britannique à la carrière aussi longue que controversée, un prête-plume se retrouve rapidement confronté à une tâche bien plus périlleuse qu'il ne s'en doutait. Au manoir isolé et ultra-sécurisé d'Adam Lang et sa femme Ruth, il s'aperçoit que son prédécesseur, McAra, décédé quelques jours plus tôt, accusait Lang de crimes de guerre en tout genre.

'An unputdownable thriller about corrupt power and sex' Sunday Telegraph 'Guaranteed to keep you awake' The Times A body washes up on the deserted coastline of America's most exclusive holiday retreat. But it's no open-and-shut case of suicide. The death of Robert McAra is just the first piece...

IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY 'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times 'Taut and exciting' Guardian Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a...

'Harris is a master of pace and entertainment' Observer 'Could scarcely be more of the moment' The Times Nothing spreads like fear . . . In the secretive inner circle of the ultra-rich, Alex Hoffmann is a legend. He has developed an algorithm for playing the financial markets that generates...

Robert Harris returns to the thrilling historical fiction he has so brilliantly made his own. This is the story of the infamous Dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hard-edged novel of conspiracy and espionage. Paris in 1895. Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish officer, has just been convicted...

From the bestselling author of Fatherland and Pompeii, comes the first novel of a trilogy about the struggle for power in ancient Rome. In his “most accomplished work to date” (Los Angeles Times), master of historical fiction Robert Harris lures readers back in time to the compelling life of...

In book two of the Ancient Rome Trilogy that started with Imperium, bestselling Robert Harris again turns Roman history into a gripping thriller as Cicero faces a new power struggle in a world filled with treachery, violence, and vengeance. On the eve of Cicero’s inauguration as consul of Rome...

From the bestselling author of Fatherland and Pompeii, comes the first novel of a trilogy about the struggle for power in ancient Rome. In his “most accomplished work to date” (Los Angeles Times), master of historical fiction Robert Harris lures readers back in time to the compelling life of...

At the nexus of high finance and sophisticated computer programming, a terrifying future may be unfolding even now. Dr. Alex Hoffmann’s name is carefully guarded from the general public, but within the secretive inner circles of the ultrarich he is a legend. He has developed a revolutionary...

From the bestselling author of Fatherland and Imperium comes The Ghost Writer, an extraordinarily auspicious thriller of power, politics, corruption, and murder—now a major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan. The role of a ghostwriter is to make his client look good, not...

From the bestselling author of Fatherland and Imperium comes The Ghost Writer, an extraordinarily auspicious thriller of power, politics, corruption, and murder—now a major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan. The role of a ghostwriter is to make his client look good, not...

In book two of the Ancient Rome Trilogy that started with Imperium, bestselling Robert Harris again turns Roman history into a gripping thriller as Cicero faces a new power struggle in a world filled with treachery, violence, and vengeance. On the eve of Cicero’s inauguration as consul of Rome...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this “crackling and intelligent thriller spun from the ill-fated Munich Agreement” (USA Today), two opposing diplomats reunite under the shadow of World War II on a secret mission—from the acclaimed author of Conclave, V2, and Fatherland. The inspiration...

ExpandAbilities MEETS, the flagship podcast for the ExpandAbilities brand, focuses on the mental, emotional, and human side of athletics. Hosted by coaches Alex and Rob, the show explores the struggles, habits, conversations, and real-life experiences that shape athletes, coaches, and educators on and off the field.Each episode addresses topics often left unspoken in sports, including mental health, identity, pressure, transition, leadership, relationships, adversity, and personal growth. Through honest dialogue, current events, and lived coaching experiences, Alex and Rob create a space for ...

Way Out There is an account of J. Robert Harris's extraordinary exploits while backpacking in some of the world's most tantalizing places—largely alone and unsupported. His stories are by turns funny, tragic, and uplifting, and are all told in his down‐to‐earth, friendly style.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this “superlative historical thriller” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) from the acclaimed author of Conclave, Fatherland, and Munich, the destinies of a British actress-turned-spy and a disillusioned German rocket engineer collide at the height of World War II...

Imperium . . . Conspirata . . . and now Dictator—the long-awaited final volume of Robert Harris’s magnificent Ancient Rome Trilogy At the age of forty-eight, Cicero—the greatest orator of his time—is in exile, separated from his wife and children, tormented by his sense of failure, his...

"Da jeg hørte, hvordan McAra var død, skulle jeg være taget af sted. Det indser jeg nu." Fortælleren i Robert Harris' fængslende roman er professionel ghostwriter - kynisk og beregnende. Han er vant til at skrive om afdankede rockstjerner og de halvkendte og griber derfor chancen med kyshånd, da han bliver bedt om at ghostskrive Englands tidligere premierministers erindringer.

Spændingsroman om englændernes arbejde i 1943 med at bryde den kode tyskerne anvender i u-bådskommunikationen. Menneskeliv er på spil, arbejdet foregår under tidspres og de involverede har mange hemmeligheder.