Imperium by Robert Harris

Robert Harris is the author of four novels — Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel and Pompeii— all of which were number one bestsellers. His work has been translated into thirty-one languages. He was born in Nottingham in 1957 and is a graduate of Cambridge University. He worked as a reporter and in 2003 he was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards. He lives near Hungerford in Berkshire with his wife and their four children.