{"product_id":"the-prime-ministers-affair-9781529368307","title":"The Prime Minister's Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andrew Williams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping and immersive historical thriller from the author of \u003ci\u003eWitchfinder, \u003c\/i\u003e based on the true events of a scandalous blackmail plot hidden in the shadows...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events. A terrific read' \u003c\/b\u003eNICK ROBINSON, BBC Today presenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wickedly entertaining tale of political chicanery' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e___________ \u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If le Carre needs a successor, Williams has all the equipment for the role' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIMES Literary Supplement Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\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","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45032140406935,"sku":"9781529368307","price":614.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781529368307.webp?v=1769207722","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-prime-ministers-affair-9781529368307","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}