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House of cards

Francis Urquhart is Chief Whip and he has his hands on every secret in politics and is willing to betray them all to become Prime Minister. Mattie Storin is a tenacious young political correspondent. She faces the biggest challenge of her life when she stumbles upon a scandalous web of intrigue and...

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Main Author: Dobbs, Michael, 1948-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Landmark, 2014.
Subjects:
Political corruption > Great Britain > Fiction.
Summary: Francis Urquhart is Chief Whip and he has his hands on every secret in politics and is willing to betray them all to become Prime Minister. Mattie Storin is a tenacious young political correspondent. She faces the biggest challenge of her life when she stumbles upon a scandalous web of intrigue and financial corruption at the very highest levels. She is determined to reveal the truth, but she must risk everything to do so.
Item Description: "The Story That Inspired The Hit Netflix Series"--cover.
Physical Description: 391 p.
ISBN: 9781492606611
1492606618
Author Notes: Born in 1948 Michael Dobb was Chief of Staff and later Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. He has a doctorate in nuclear defense studies. Dobbs has also been Deputy Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, he presented the BBC TV current affairs program Despatch Box and was a columnist for The Mail on Sunday.

Dobbs recently penned the hugely acclaimed theatre play, 'The Turning Point'. He is also the author of the Harry Jones Thrillers, Churchill Novels, and the Parliamentary Novels Series. The immensely popular Netflix series House of Cards is based on book 1 of the Parliamentary Novels by the same name.

Michael became Lord Dobbs of Wylye in December 2010 after a long career in and around politics.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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