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.

"The story that inspired the hit Netflix series"--Cover. Originally published in 1989 in the United Kingdom by Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins. Includes a new afterword by author (page 389-391).