Fatherland is set in an alternative world where Hitler has won the Second World War. It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb.

As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich. And, with the Gestapo just one step behind, March, together with an American journalist, is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truth -- a truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.

From the Paperback edition.

罗伯特•哈里斯是《祖国》、《庞贝》、《最高权力》、《影子写手》和《权谋之业》等国际畅销书的作者，他的作品被翻译成三十七种语言。毕业于剑桥大学英语系后，他曾担任英国广播公司BBC“全视野”和“新闻夜”节目的记者、《观察家报》编辑。