This is the story of the infamous Dreyfus affair case about conspiracy and espionage in Paris in 1895. I love Robert Harris' writing as he allows you to relive real history and you feel every moment of the book along with the characters within the story. This is tale of ambition, treachery, betrayal, honor and sorrow. A lesson in how easy people can be swayed by prejudice and politics to perpetrate grave injustices. The characters are extremely well described and historical and allow you to learn about the French Society of those times with its deep political divisions and prejudices. I found this book to be an eye opener of that part of history with a nice insight of the spy technology used in those days. I plan on reading more of Robert Harris books as he is an excellent writer and storyteller. I would highly recommend this book to those who love historical accounts of true events.
An outstanding book about an important historical event that most Americans are probably;y not aware of. A well written historical page turner It has made me a Robert Harris fan.
