{"product_id":"the-prime-ministers-affair-hardcover","title":"The Prime Minister's Affair - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events, \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Minister's Affair\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific read - Nick Robinson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresenter, BBC Today programme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Williams has fashioned a wickedly entertaining tale of political chicanery - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon 1929. Very much not a land fit for heroes. Frenchie knows his occasional work for MI5 serves only the ruling classes. But he needs to feed his children. Scruples died in the trenches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ramsay MacDonald, Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, is blackmailed by a former lover, Frenchie must go to Paris to buy her silence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is clear there are many people who would see MacDonald fall - the Conservatives, their friends in the press, even some of his own colleagues. But his own secret service? When Frenchie hears the other side of the story, everything changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prime Minister's Affair is another brilliant historical thriller from the author of Witchfinder, based on a real blackmail plot, hidden in the shadows.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If le Carre needs a successor, Williams has all the equipment for the role' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Spy tradecraft of the old school, with no computers, fast cars or mobile phones, but not a whit less exciting for that. Highly recommended as both a spy story and a piece of social and political history' \u003ci\u003eShots Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Williams worked as a senior producer for the BBC's flagship \u003ci\u003ePanorama\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNewsnight\u003c\/i\u003e programmes, and as a writer and director of history documentaries. He is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books, \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eD-day to Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, and four acclaimed novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Interrogator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e (\u003c\/i\u003eshortlisted for the Ian Fleming Silver Dagger Award and the Ellis Peters Award), \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Tsar\u003c\/i\u003e, (shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Award and the Walter Scott Prize), \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Tide \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Suicide Club\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find out more about Andrew Williams and his writing at www.andrewwilliams.tv, and you can follow him on twitter at @AWilliamswriter or on Facebook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.29 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766119301408,"sku":"9781529368260","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fe98922fda7b8557fe4ab2b2969cf027.webp?v=1780285969","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-prime-ministers-affair-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}