Michael Dobbs

During his eventful career, Michael Dobbs has acted as advisor to Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and been both Chief of Staff and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. He was Deputy Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi and a regular presenter of BBC TV’s ‘Despatch Box’. His previous novels include the bestselling House Of Cards, (made into a popular TV series), and more recently Goodfellowe MP, The Buddha Of Brewer Street, and Whispers Of Betrayal. He has been a judge of the Whitbread Book of the Year Award.