Precipice

In "Precipice," bestselling author Robert Harris crafts a gripping tale set in the summer of 1914, as England teeters on the edge of the Great War. The story centers on Venetia Stanley, a clever and reckless young woman entangled in a secret affair with Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, who confides in her about sensitive state matters. When Scotland Yard assigns an intelligence officer to investigate a leak of top-secret documents, the narrative shifts from personal intrigue to national security, with the potential to reshape British political history. Harris masterfully blends fact and fiction in this electrifying thriller.