Dr. Jake Ross, a university astronomer, wants nothing more than to teach a few classes each semester and continue on his research. However, he is being aggressively recruited to be the science advisor to Frank Tomlinson, an ambitious politician with his eye on the US Senate. Tomlinson is in need of
Power Play
β Scribed by Gavin Esler
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers;London
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
There are no real enemies, no real fear ? only those of our own creation. Another brilliant political adventure from the co-host of BBC?s Newsnight The Anglo-American ?Special Relationship? is in deep trouble. The ambitious vice-president, Bobby Black, who wields greater influence over foreign affairs than his titular boss has fallen out with the British PM. The young British Ambassador to Washington knows he must step in. He is in a delicate position however ? with the expectations of the British Government on him, as well as those of his father-in-law, the PM. In a bid to orchastrate some good PR, Black is invited to England, accompanied by a plane load of assistants and CIA security. Guided by his aristocratic host, he goes out to the moors?and disappears. He is not seen again until humilating photographs begin to appear, and then again, silence. The Americans are outraged that their VP has gone missing on British soil and the relationship between the two countries seem...
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