Historical fiction is tricky to write, because you're essentially Hollywoodizing actual events. Sure, these characters existed, but imagining their conversations, their motives, and their thoughts seems almost like trespassing.
Robert Harris, however, has mastered the genre. This time he explores the Dreyfus Affair, a scandal that rocked France in the 1890s.
Albert Dreyfus, wrongly convicted of treason, is banished to the infamous Devil’s Island. But when one man becomes convinced of Dreyfus’s innocence, the wheels of government cover-up begin spinning, and other lives are in peril.
Meticulously researched and masterfully written, this true story will keep you riveted.
