Innocent in the House

by Andy Mc Smith (Author)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $4.22

  An all too plausible tale of political intrigue and skulduggery set in the dark nether world of New Labour spin. The unlikely hero Joseph Pilgrim, a backbench MP, cannot seem to stop himself from stumbling repeatedly upwards towards the front benches until tabloid journalist Dave Drucker digs the dirt on Pilgrim's past. The ensuing romp through the corridors of power is enlivened by cameo appearances from some eerily familiar Westminster figures.

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  Hardcover
  2001

  $5.14

  Joseph Pilgrim is the eponymous hero of Andy McSmtih's fictional debut. He had already made several wrong career moves before being swept into the House of Commons by Labour's landslide in 1997, much to his own surprise. As Pilgrim tries to avoid the patronage and sycophancy he innocently stumbles up the greasy pole of success, until a sexual peccadillo gets into the hands of Grub Street's grubbiest and his past returns to haunt him.