Description for Head of State
Hardcover. Two corpses. A country on the edge of a political precipice. A conspiracy so bold it would make Machiavelli wince. Andrew Marr's debut novel imagines what really might be going on behind the door of 10 Downing Street. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 704. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Two corpses. A country on the edge of a political precipice. A conspiracy so bold it would make Machiavelli wince. Andrew Marr’s debut novel imagines what really might be going on behind the door of 10 Downing Street.
When a young investigative reporter is found dead on the streets of London few people notice. But when another body – minus its head and hands – is washed up on the banks of the Thames, its grisly condition arouses a little more interest.
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Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Ex Libris
Yes
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007591923
SKU
KRA0011280
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr is a former editor of the Independent and BBC Political Editor. He currently hosts BBC 1’s Andrew Marr Show, and presented Radio 4’s Start the Week from 2005 to 2012. His acclaimed television documentary series include Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain and Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain. He is also a hugely successful non-fiction author. ... Read more
Reviews for Head of State
`A satirical fantasia … In Marr’s novel, full-blown farce and well-salted insider gossip edge into a sharper, if not wholly serious, look around the darker corners of the UK state … The Machiavellian melodrama of House of Cards … veers into The Thick of It, and then off into the shadows where fixers out of John Le Carre lurk … ... Read more