Book description
The darkest secrets of World War II… finally revealed. The Number One
bestseller returns with his most explosive book to date.
Europe is ablaze. America is undecided about joining the fight against
Nazism. And James Zennor, a brilliant, troubled, young Oxford don is
horrified. He returns one morning from rowing to discover that his wife
has disappeared with their young son, leaving only a note declaring her
continuing love.
A frantic search through wartime England leads James across the
Atlantic and to one of America's greatest universities, its elite clubs
and secret societies - right to the heart of the American establishment.
And in his hunt for his family, James unearths one of the darkest and
deadliest secrets of a world at war… ***** 'Shifting his focus from
hi-tech present day conspiracies to a very dark chapter of the second
world war, Bourne has proved he can more than rub shoulders with the
likes of John Le Carre and Robert Harris.' Mirror
'Pantheon is a propulsive, satisfying novel which burns with moral
indignation, earning Bourne his place at the thriller-writers' high
table.' Guardian
'Ingeniously constructed … a page-turner which maintains the tension' Observer
'An intelligent thriller with a vividly drawn wartime atmosphere' Independent
'A compelling story that combines the personal traumas of war, its
headline dramas and the tragic tension that can arise between them. A
disturbing delight.' A D Miller, author of SNOWDROPS Sam Bourne is the
pseudonym of Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning journalist and
broadcaster. He has written a weekly column for the Guardian since 1997,
having previously served as the paper's Washington correspondent, and
presents Radio 4's contemporary history programme, The Long View.
In the annual What the Papers Say Awards of 2002 Jonathan Freedland was
named Columnist of the Year, and in 2008 he won the David Watt Prize for
Journalism. His first novel, The Righteous Men, was a Sunday Times
Number 1 bestseller. His subsequent novels have all been top five
bestsellers. He lives in London with his wife and their two children.
