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Conclave

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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

Critics Review

Harris’ superlative skill at depicting power politics makes this an irresistibly gripping papal page-turner.
Sunday Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Thriller of the year . . . with a plot so serpentine and sinuous that I could not bear to put it down.
Daily Mail BOOKS OF THE YEAR
‘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.
The Times BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A real page-turner, with a great twist in the final pages.
The Times BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Finishing this splendid and intelligent story, as with all great fiction, brings an acute sense of loss.
The Times BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Robert Harris is incapable of writing a substandard novel.
Observer, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Each Robert Harris thriller is different but of exemplary consistency.
Mirror BOOKS OF THE YEAR
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.
Scotsman BOOKS OF THE YEAR
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
Guardian
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
Sunday Times

User Reviews

Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
Author Robert Harris
Narrator Roy McMillan
Duration 8 hours and 20 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473537828
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Political / legal thriller, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
Collections As Seen On Screen, Listen To Your Favourite Films
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
5.0 (4 reviews)
Narration
5.0 (4 reviews)

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