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Conclave

Written by: Robert Harris
Narrated by: Roy McMillan
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***NOW A MAJOR MOVIE ***
***WINNER OF THE BAFTA FOR OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM***
***WINNER OF THE OSCAR FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY***

THE POWER OF GOD. THE AMBITION OF MEN.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, 118 cardinals are meeting in conclave to cast their votes in the world's most secretive election.

They are holy men. But they are ambitious. And they have rivals. Over the next 72 hours, one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth. Who will it be?

'Unputdownable' Guardian
'Gripping' Sunday Times

©2016 Robert Harris (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks

 Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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Critic Reviews

Harris’ superlative skill at depicting power politics makes this an irresistibly gripping papal page-turner.
Thriller of the year . . . with a plot so serpentine and sinuous that I could not bear to put it down. (Geoffrey Wansell)
‘I have been waiting for most of my life for Robert Harris to write a novel that is not gripping, insightful and entertaining. I am waiting still. His latest, Conclave, is superb. (Ben Macintyre)
A real page-turner, with a great twist in the final pages. (Libby Purves)
Finishing this splendid and intelligent story, as with all great fiction, brings an acute sense of loss. (Richard Susskind)
Robert Harris is incapable of writing a substandard novel. (Alan Johnson)
Each Robert Harris thriller is different but of exemplary consistency. (Ian Rankin)
Robert Harris is the master storyteller of our time . . . Beautifully constructed . . . it’s dramatically compelling, politically intelligent, beautifully paced and with a lovely twist in the tail . . . narrative doesn’t come better than this.
I am about to use a word I have never knowingly used in any review of any book ever. During my 25-odd years of writing about books I have done my best to avoid cliches, slipshod summaries, oracular pronouncements and indeed anything else that might appear emblazoned on a book jacket. Nonetheless, there is only one possible word to describe Robert Harris’s new novel, and it is this: unputdownable (Ian Sansom)
A master of producing thrillers of ever-tightening suspense, full of insider analysis of political power and the treatment of momentous events . . . gripping . . . more than a crime novel, it is also a psychological and political thriller . . . Conclave is a triumphant addition to Harris’ acclaimed output (David Grylls)
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A relatively bland subject converted into a gripping story.
Very detailed, leading to almost living the scenes.

Outstanding narration.
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Good story and great narration

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The story progresses linearly and has its twists but its the performance of the narrator which keeps you engaged. The author's research in the old catholic traditions comes through in the writing, his discription of the locale and setting are vivid even for the uninitiated like me. Oveall a good listen

The performance keeps you engaged

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much more suspenseful and thrilling than any thrillers that I have ever read. The most satisfying read. Excellent book.

The most intriguing facets off Papal election

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