# Act of Oblivion The Thrilling New Novel from the No. 1 Bestseller Robert Harris

**PRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW - PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024**  
  
'**A belter of a thriller**' _THE TIMES_  
'**A master storyteller . . .** an important book for our particular historical moment' _OBSERVER_  
'**His best since _Fatherland_**' _SUNDAY TIMES_  
  
_'From what is it they flee?'_  
_He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.'_  
  
1660\. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. Having been found guilty of high treason for the murder of Charles the I, they are wanted and on the run. A reward hangs over their heads - for their capture, dead or alive.  
  
In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He'll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice.  
  
_Act of Oblivion_ is an epic journey across continents, and a chase like no other.  
  
'**A ripping page-turner**' _FINANCIAL TIMES_  
'**You could not do better than this**' _DAILY_ _TELEGRAPH_

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- **Vendor:** Penguin Random House
- **Type:** Robert Harris

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