by Michael Dobbs (Author)
In the new novel of treachery at the highest levels from the bestselling author of House of Cards, backbench MP Tom Goodfellowe is caught up in a national crisis as the capital is held to ransom by one angry man. Colonel Peter Amadeus is an old soldier with a grievance. He wants an apology from the Prime Minister. But this Prime Minister does not believe in apologizing for anything. For Amadeus it becomes a matter of honour - and retribution. Soon London is a city under siege, its lifelines cut. Then comes his ultimatum: the Prime Minister must resign - or London will be destroyed. Only one man stands between the capital and disaster - Tom Goodfellowe, a backbench MP who can't even sort out his own life, let alone save the lives of others. He is a man torn between ambition, honour and love - with the fate of London slipping swiftly through his fingers.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: 1st Paperback Printing
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08 May 2001
ISBN 10: 0006497993
ISBN 13: 9780006497998
Book Overview: In the new novel of treachery at the highest levels from the bestselling author of House of Cards, backbench MP Tom Goodfellowe is caught up in a national crisis as the capital is held to ransom by one angry man. Colonel Peter Amadeus is an old soldier with a grievance. He wants an apology from the Prime Minister. But this Prime Minister does not believe in apologizing for anything. For Amadeus it becomes a matter of honour -- and retribution. Soon London is a city under siege, its lifelines cut. Then comes his ultimatum: the Prime Minister must resign -- or London will be destroyed. Only one man stands between the capital and disaster -- Tom Goodfellowe, a backbench MP who can't even sort out his own life, let alone save the lives of others. He is a man torn between ambition, honour and love -- with the fate of London slipping swiftly through his fingers. / Creator of the unforgettable Francis Urquhart, Michael Dobbs has forged a remarkable reputation as a witty and compelling thriller writer with an insider's knowledge of the workings of power / The third outing for his popular new character Tom Goodfellowe, following Goodfellowe MP and The Buddha of Brewer Street / Widespread publicity guaranteed for one of the country's leading political commentators who is now a regular BBC TV presenter of current affairs
`Terrific... as good as anything Dobbs has done... superb.'
Sunday Telegraph
`Dobbs has given us a splendid diversion, one that makes it worth chucking the TV set out of the window and settling down with a book.'
Sunday Express
`A cracking good read - Goodfellowe is the most affectionately drawn crumpled anti-hero since Jim Hacker.'
The Big Issue
`Brilliant... full of magnificently dark political characters.'
Daily Mail
Michael Dobbs was at Mrs Thatcher's side as she took her first step into Downing Street as Prime Minister, and was a key aide to John Major when he was voted out. In between times he was bombed in Brighton, banished from Chequers and blamed for failing to secure a Blair-Major television debate. He is now one of the country's leading political commentators and a BBC TV presenter of current affairs.