To play the king

Michael Dobbs

first published 1992 Harper, 2015 309 pages

House of cards trilogy — book 2

The role of the monarchy in modern Britain comes under scrutiny as Prime Minister Francis Urquhart threatens to expose Royal secrets when his plans are blocked by the idealistic new King. Their differences of opinion quickly degenerate into open hostility. The battlefield ranges from architecture to the underprivileged; the battle is fought with rigged opinion polls, manipulated newspaper headlines, sexual scandal an...

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To play the king edition · 2015 · Harper · 309 pages · 9780007385171
To play the king edition · 2014 · 356 pages · 9781492606642
To play the king edition · 1995 · Chivers · 336 pages
To play the king edition · 1994 · Chivers Press · 323 pages
To play the king edition · 1993 · HarperCollins · 315 pages
To play the king edition · 1992 · HarperCollins · 315 pages

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