The character of scheming politician Francis Urquhart - created by the author in "House of Cards" and "To Play the King" - reappears in this book. PM Urquhart is still in power, but is beginning to feel his years. What drives him on is his desire to beat Margaret Thatcher at her own game.
Bestselling author 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 secoure a Blair-Major television debate. He is now one of the country’s leading political commentators.