Pompeii

Harris is a writer of integrity who does not seek refuge in postmodernist nonsense...He knows how to tell a story and achieves page-turningreadability without effort.

Frank McLynn, Daily Express

Explosive stuff, indeed - and, yes, it goes with a bang.

Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph

The depth of research in this book is staggering...Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster.

Simon Brett, Daily Mail

It is hard to imagine a more thorough-goingly enjoyable thriller read

The Sunday Times

Harris had me imaginatively surrounded. I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill

Boris Johnson, Mail on Sunday

Since The Usual Suspects, novels and movies have become obsessed with the trick ending but .Insolently resisting this trend Harris has brought off a known-ending story

Guardian

A sophisticated thriller that takes in its stride the conventions of the historical novel, Pompeii deserves the place it will undoubtedly have at the top of the bestseller list.

Times Literary Supplement

Blazingly exciting... Harris, as Vesuvius explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative... pulse-rate-speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action

Sunday Times

Robert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history - Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Books of the Year'

Daily Telegraph

Breakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot... a blazing blockbuster

Daily Mail

Harris has done a tremendous job in evoking life in ancient Italy... I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill

Mail on Sunday

The long drawn-out death agony of the two cities is brilliantly done. Explosive stuff indeed

Daily Telegraph

Gripping, topical and dauntingly intelligent

Sunday Times

A stunning novel... The subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end

The Times

A whole community, buried in volcanic ash 2000 years ago, has been brought to life... Stirring and absorbing

Sunday Telegraph

A supremely good piece of storytelling, most impressively researched

The Guardian

Britain’s leading thriller writer … Explosive stuff, indeed – and yes, it goes with a bang

Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph

The depth of the research in the book is staggering … Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster

Simon Brett, Daily Mail

The final 100 pages are terrific, as good as anything Harris has done ... Stirring and absorbing

David Robson, Sunday Telegraph

Pompeii by Robert Harris was another triumph … put together with the skill of a craftsman

David Robson, Sunday Telegraph

Pompeii by Robert Harris was another triumph … put together with the skill of a craftsman

David Robson, Sunday Telegraph

Blazingly exciting... Harris, as Vesuvius explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative... pulse-rate-speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action

Peter Kemp, Sunday Times

Robert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history

Simon Sebag Montefiore, Daily Telegraph

Breakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot... a blazing blockbuster

Simon Brett, Daily Mail

Harris has done a tremendous job in evoking life in ancient Italy... I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill

Boris Johnson, Mail on Sunday

The long drawn-out death agony of the two cities is brilliantly done. Explosive stuff indeed

Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph

Gripping, topical and dauntingly intelligent

John Carey, Sunday Times

A stunning novel... The subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end

Beryl Bainbridge, The Times

A whole community, buried in volcanic ash 2000 years ago, has been brought to life... Stirring and absorbing

David Robson, Sunday Telegraph

A supremely good piece of storytelling, most impressively researched

Diana Athill, Guardian

Blazingly exciting... Harris, as Vesuvius explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative... pulse-rate-speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action

Sunday Times

Breakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot... a blazing blockbuster

Daily Mail

Harris has done a tremendous job in evoking life in ancient Italy... I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill

Mail on Sunday

The long drawn-out death agony of the two cities is brilliantly done. Explosive stuff indeed

Daily Telegraph

Robert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history - Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Books of the Year'

Daily Telegraph

Gripping, topical and dauntingly intelligent

Sunday Times

A stunning novel... The subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end

The Times

A whole community, buried in volcanic ash 2000 years ago, has been brought to life... Stirring and absorbing

Sunday Telegraph

A supremely good piece of storytelling, most impressively researched

The Guardian

Britain's leading thriller writer . Explosive stuff, indeed - and yes, it goes with a bang

Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph

The depth of the research in the book is staggering . Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster

Simon Brett, Daily Mail

The final 100 pages are terrific, as good as anything Harris has done ... Stirring and absorbing

David Robson, Sunday Telegraph

Pompeii by Robert Harris was another triumph . put together with the skill of a craftsman

David Robson, Sunday Telegraph