***PRE-ORDER THE SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF PRECIPICE , THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW. PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024, AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE STOCK LASTS AND EXCLUSIVE TO THE FIRST PRINT RUN*** NOW A LANDMARK SKY MINI-SERIES STARRING JOSH HARTNETT 'Could scarcely be more of the moment' THE TIMES 'Harris is a master of pace and entertainment' OBSERVER Nothing spreads like fear . In the secretive inner circle of the ultra-rich, Alex Hoffmann is a legend. He has developed an algorithm for playing the financial markets that generates billions of pounds - and feeds on panic. When one day his system is threatened by a terrifying intruder who breaches the elaborate security of his lakeside home, his life becomes a waking nightmare of violence and paranoia. But who is trying to destroy him? And is it already too late? ' There are moments when this book feels so up to date it could have been written next week . spookily exciting' EXPRESS 'The Fear Index is a frightening book, of course, as, with its title, it intends. Harris has an excellent sense of pace' TELEGRAPH.