Whispers of Betrayal Hb [Paperback]

Micheal Dobbs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2000

Wayward backbencher Tom Goodfellowe makes his third appearance in the new novel of treachery at the highest levels from the bestselling author of House of Cards. Colonel Peter Amadeus is an old soldier with a grievance. He wants an apology from the Prime Minister. But this Prime Minister does not believe in apologizing for anything. For Amadeus it becomes a matter of honour -- and retribution. Soon London is a city under siege, its lifelines cut. Then comes his ultimatum: the Prime Minister must resign -- or London will be destroyed. Only one man stands between the capital and disaster -- Tom Goodfellowe, a backbench MP who can't even sort out his own life, let alone save the lives of others. He is a man torn between ambition, honour and love -- with the fate of London slipping swiftly through his fingers.

Editorial Reviews

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'Terrific... as good as anything Dobbs has done... superb.' Sunday Telegraph 'Dobbs has given us a splendid diversion, one that makes it worth chucking the TV set out of the window and settling down with a book.' Sunday Express 'A cracking good read -- Goodfellowe is the most affectionately drawn crumpled anti-hero since Jim Hacker.' The Big Issue 'Brilliant... full of magnificently dark political characters.' Daily Mail

About the Author

For two decades, Michael Dobbs has been at the right hand of political controversy. He 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 secure a Blair-Major television debate.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Harper Collins; First Edition edition (May 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002261863
• ISBN-13: 978-0002261869
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,142,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good British Political Thriller, June 3, 2001

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L. Rahfeldt-Thomas "VegChick" (Three Rivers, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acts of Betrayal (Hardcover)

I picked up this book during a recent trip to London, after seeing the adverts promoting the book in the London Underground. I read the British version, entitled 'Whispers of Betrayal' but I assume that this is the re-titled American version of the same book.

The book is about the consequences of political actions and involves a disgruntled military man that disrupts life in London, through causing traffic congestion and taunting the Prime Minister, to make his point

This was my first introduction to Tom Goodfellow, the books protagonist, but I was impressed with the character and may read some of the earlier books in the series now that I've completed this one. The book provides an interesting look at the British political system and how it runs but wasn't as fast paced as some of the American books that I've read in the same genre (i.e. Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware books). I'd give the book big points for how seriously it takes it's characters and how it doesn't take the simplistic black and white moral position that American books of this type seem to take.

If you're looking for a political thriller about England that respects your intelligence, and teachs you a little bit about the British system of government, I'd recommend this book to you.