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 Whispers of Betrayal  

Whispers of Betrayal
Michael Dobbs

HarperCollins UK, 2001 - 384 pages

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In the third outing for Tom Goodfellowe, following Goodfellowe MP and The Buddha of Brewer Street, he is caught up in a national crisis as the capital is held to ransom by one angry man. In the world of power-hungry politicians, Thomas Goodfellowe is an unlikely hero, an MP (Member of Parliament) whose obstinate refusal to compromise has cost him a place in the Cabinet and left his private life in ruins. Now, for the first time in many years, Goodfellowe can see happiness within his grasp. He is with the woman he loves and has a chance to return to the top ranks of politics. But he reckons without his old schoolfriend Colonel Peter Amadeus, a disgruntled former Paratrooper who feels betrayed by the Government that has thrown him and countless other soldiers on the scrapheap. All Amadeus wants is an apology, but when his request is dismissed it becomes a matter of honor, and he and a team of former soldiers embark on a campaign of wholesale retribution. London becomes a city under siege, its lifelines cut, and the government is presented with a stark choice. Either the Prime Minister resigns, or the city will be destroyed. As the capital is gripped by growing panic and the deadline approaches, Goodfellowe must face the ultimate test: torn between ambition, honor, and love?with the fate of London in his hands.


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Good British Political Thriller

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.


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