The House The Most Utterly Gripping, Must-Read Political Thriller of the Twenty-first Century

<p><b>'A prescient page-turner about secrets, lies, ruthless ambition and betrayal' SARAH VAUGHAN</b><br><br><b>'A rare view from the inside of the Machiavellian machinations for power . . . Fascinating' HARRIET TYCE</b><br><br><b>__________</b><br><br><b>In their remarkable debut political thriller, Tom Watson, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Imogen Robertson open the doors to The House, a place of ambition, hope, friendship . . . and betrayal.<br></b><br>Once allies, Labour MP Owen McKenna and Conservative Minister Philip Bickford now face each other across the House of Commons as bitter enemies. Then the reappearance of a figure from their past forces them to confront the choices that led to the tragic downfall of their former housemate, Jay.<br><br>Late one night, Owen receives a visit from a lobbyist who promises to protect him from the consequences of his actions in exchange for one, small favour - or to have his reputation and career utterly destroyed if he refuses. But that favour will sell out everything Owen believes in.<br><br>As rivals gather and whispers of wrongdoing fill the corridors of Westminster, it's clear that someone knows the truth about Jay's Icarus-like fall from grace. Now, the former friends must face one terrible truth...<br><br>Someone is responsible, and a reckoning is overdue.<br><br><b>__________</b><br><br><br><b>'</b><b>Politics red in tooth and claw. Watson and Robertson capture, with scalpel precision, the neurotic allure of the Westminster power game</b><b>' LUKE JENNINGS <br></b><br><b>'F</b><b>ew people know more about what goes on behind the political scenes than Watson, and it is all unveiled here, in a snappy, twisty page-turner' HOLLY WATT </b></p>