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AN EPIC JOURNEY ACROSS CONTINENTS AND A CHASE LIKE NO OTHER.

'A belter of a thriller' THE TIMES
'A master storyteller' OBSERVER

'From what is it they flee?'
He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.'

1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. Having been found guilty of high treason for the murder of Charles the I, they are wanted and on the run. A reward hangs over their heads - for their capture, dead or alive.

In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He'll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice.

Act of Oblivion is an epic journey across continents, and a chase like no other.

'A ripping page-turner' FINANCIAL TIMES
'You could not do better than this' DAILY *TELEGRAPH

Sunday Times* bestseller, June 2023

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'A master storyteller' Observer

'From what is it they flee?'
**He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.'

1660, General Edward Whalley and Colonel William Goffe, father- and son-in-law, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and wanted for the murder of Charles I. Under the provisions of the Act of Oblivion, they have been found guilty in absentia of high treason.

In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He'll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice. A reward of £100 hangs over their heads - for their capture, dead or alive.

ACT OF OBLIVION is an epic journey across continents, and a chase like no other. It is the thrilling new novel by Robert Harris.

'The king of the page-turning thriller' i Paper
**'Harris's cleverness, judgment and** eye for detail are second to none' Sunday Times
**'Harris writes with a skill and ingenuity that few other novelists can match'** Financial Times
**'Harris is a master of historical fiction, a compelling author** who brings to life the recent and ancient past' TLS