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When a body is found floating in a lake just a week before Adolf Hitler’s 75th birthday, people are determined to understand the truth that lies behind it. Summary of the Book It is the year 1964 and the month is April. There is just one week to Adolf Hitler’s 75th birthday. A dead body has been found in a lake near a prestigious suburb in Berlin. Xavier March is a detective of the Kriminalpolizei and has been asked to investigate the case of the dead body that has just been found. While March is busy trying to discovers signs that will give away the identity of the body, he discovers signs that could be of a conspiracy that could reach the top of the German Reich. With the Gestapo following them, March and an American journalist are caught in a web and need to discover and reveal the truth. However, this truth is one that has already been killed, could bring down governments, and will change history. About Robert Harris Robert Harris is an English novelist, and a former journalist and BBC television reporter. He started his career with non-fiction, but gathered fame through his works on historical fiction. His works are mostly based on contemporary history.