With Dictator, Robert Harris brings the saga of Cicero's life to a time when some of the most epic events in human history occurred: the collapse of the Roman republic, the subsequent civil war, the murder of Pompey and the assassination of Julius Caesar. Yet the question it asks is a timeless one: how is political freedom to be safeguarded against the triple threat of unscrupulous personal ambition, of an electoral system dominated by vested financial interests, and of the corrupting impact of waging ceaseless foreign wars? And in the very human figure of Cicero--brilliant, flawed, frequently fearful, and yet ultimately brave--Harris gives us a hero for both his own time, and for ours.

- Internationally bestselling author: "Imperium" was hailed as "quite possibly Harris's most accomplished work to date" ( "Los Angeles Times" ) and has received rave reviews from across the globe. Robert Harris's novels have sold more than 10 million copies and have been translated into thirty-seven languages.. - Powerful protagonist: Cicero returns to continue his struggle to grasp supreme power in the state of Rome. Amidst treachery, vengeance, violence, and treason, this brilliant lawyer, orator, and philosopher finally reaches the summit of all his ambitions. Cicero becomes known as the world's first professional politician, using his compassion, and deviousness, to overcome all obstacles.. - Compelling historical fiction at its best: Harris employs historical detail and an engrosing plot to give readers a man who ?is by turns a sympathetic hero and compromising manipulator who sets himself up for his own massive, violent ruin. This trilogy charges forward, propelled by the strength of Harris's stunningly fascinating prose..

England 1943. Much of the infamous Nazi Enigma code has been cracked. But Shark, the impenetrable operational cipher used by Nazi U-boats, has masked the Germans' movements, allowing them to destroy a record number of Allied vessels. Feeling that the blood of Allied sailors is on their hands, a top-secret team of British cryptographers works feverishly around the clock to break Shark. And when brilliant mathematician Tom Jericho succeeds, it is the stuff of legend...
故事简介：
1943年3月，位于布雷奇利园区的英国破解密码团队-X机密工作站，面临了可怕的梦魘：纳粹德国的U型潜艇，毫无预警地更改了别号「谜」（Enigma）的密码，这是潜艇和德军最高指挥部的通讯密码。正运送一万名乘客及重要补给物资横越大西洋的同盟国护航舰队，此刻危在旦夕，随时都可能遭U型潜艇埋伏攻击。英国当局再度向年轻的天才数学家汤姆·杰瑞柯寻求协助，因为他是解码高手。
不为人知的是，杰瑞柯心中也有另一个无法解开的谜：就在情治单位怀疑布雷奇利园区可能有纳粹间谍渗透的同时，他心爱的女人克莱儿离奇失踪了。为了解开心中的谜团，杰瑞科向克莱儿的好友海丝特求助。他们抢先特情局一步，对克莱儿神秘的生活展开调查。最后他们赫然发现，整个事件的幕后竟牵扯出一连串国际间军事的机密与人心的相互背叛……
《密码迷情》是关于科学家或市井小民的战争，他们成天躲在研究室或机房内，却成为扭转世界大战成败的关键，令人感到不可思议。书中不只一次调侃了这群数学家，例如：「瞧~书呆子一夕间变得炙手可热!」、「密码本是我军弟兄冒生命危险抢救出来的，这里离前线还远的很!」再次显露出了当时军人对文人的歧见与误解。如果你刚好认为自己脑袋比四肢发达，该书铁定能够征服您心。
男主角是位天赋异稟但有轻微精神疾病的数学家，一举一动神情都詮释的唯妙唯肖。我认识一个在数学上极具天份的人，我知道当他们在解题时浑然忘我自得其乐的模样，当一部电影能够观察入微捕捉到这种神情时，令我感到十分神奇。「当你想出一道方程式能够破解世上所有谜题时，那是真正的美丽。玫瑰的美太肤浅了。」对某些人来说，这句话并不矫情。
由真实事件所引申，《密码迷情》塑造了一个人性化的英雄带领观眾揭开历史真相，据说这群解码人员直到三十年后才获得证实，是一群伟大的无名英雄，他们的所作所为当时都是国家最高机密，而屠杀丑闻更是到九十年代才公开道歉。书中富有实事求是的精神，对于查明真相的过程细节刻画不遗余力，同时线索安排面面俱到，并没有欺瞒观众的企图，一定可以满足喜爱推理、解谜的读者，如果翻译成中文版出版的话，一定畅销。