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The Prime Minister's Affair: The gripping historical thriller based on real events

Andrew Williams

8 Reviews

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London, Greater London, Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense, Espionage & spy thriller, Political / legal thriller, Historical fiction

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Hodder Paperbacks
- Paperback Feb 13, 2024 | 9781529368307 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Sep 27, 2022 | 9781529368277 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Oct 19, 2022 | 9781529368260 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Feb 13, 2024 | 9781529368307 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Sep 27, 2022 | 9781529368277 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Oct 19, 2022 | 9781529368260 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Feb 13, 2024 | 9781529368307 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Sep 27, 2022 | 9781529368277 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Oct 19, 2022 | 9781529368260 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now

Fictional re-telling of a very British coup.

A compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events, The Prime Minister's Affair is a terrific read - Nick Robinson, Presenter, BBC Today programme

Andrew Williams has fashioned a wickedly entertaining tale of political chicanery - Daily Telegraph

London 1929. Very much not a land fit for heroes. Frenchie knows his occasional work for MI5 serves only the ruling classes. But he needs to feed his children. Scruples died in the trenches.

When Ramsay MacDonald, Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, is blackmailed by a former lover, Frenchie must go to Paris to buy her silence.

It is clear there are many people who would see MacDonald fall - the Conservatives, their friends in the press, even some of his own colleagues. But his own secret service? When Frenchie hears the other side of the story, everything changes.

The Prime Minister's Affair is another brilliant historical thriller from the author of Witchfinder, based on a real blackmail plot, hidden in the shadows.

'If le Carre needs a successor, Williams has all the equipment for the role' Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year

'Spy tradecraft of the old school, with no computers, fast cars or mobile phones, but not a whit less exciting for that. Highly recommended as both a spy story and a piece of social and political history' Shots Magazine

Praise for The Prime Minister's Affair: The gripping historical thriller based on real events

Williams blends reality and fiction in a tense and intricate story that shows politics has always been a brutal business - Sun
Williams is an accomplished thriller writer and this may be his best book yet. London in the 1960s, its smoky pubs, damp streets and crackle of sexual liberation is so well portrayed that reading Witchfinder is almost like time travel. - Financial Times
His new novel quietly ticks all the boxes . . . Albeit set in a period Le Carre never explored, this has all the trademark qualities of the Grand Master himself, an historical spy thriller which springs to life due to the complexity and humanity of its characters, both public and private - Crime Time
A compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events, The Prime Minister's Affair is a terrific read
Praise for Witchfinder - -
Spy tradecraft of the old school, with no computers, fast cars or mobile phones, but not a whit less exciting for that. Highly recommended as both a spy story and a piece of social and political history - Shots Magazine
A must read for anyone with any interest in politics of the past or the present - Edward Wilson
Andrew Williams has fashioned a wickedly entertaining tale of political chicanery. - Daily Telegraph