Head of State

Marr, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0007591926 / ISBN 13: 9780007591923

Published by Fourth Estate, London, 2014

About this Item

Signed by the author on the title page. Bottom corners very heavily bumped and there is a little denting to the bottom edge of the front panel and the fore edge of the rear panel. Light surface marking to rear panel. I think the book has been damp at some time and although there is no staining to the pages there is a little creasing to the top edges towards the rear of the book. The jacket has heavy rubbing to the corners with slight surface tearing to the bottom front corner and the rear top corner. Half inch closed tear to bottom edge of rear panel next to spine. First printing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Head of State
• Publisher: Fourth Estate, London
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007591926
• ISBN 13: 9780007591923
• Binding: Original Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Two corpses. A country on the edge of a political precipice. A conspiracy so bold it would make Machiavelli wince. Andrew Marr’s debut novel imagines what really might be going on behind the door of 10 Downing Street.

When a young investigative reporter is found dead on the streets of London few people notice. But when another body – minus its head and hands – is washed up on the banks of the Thames, its grisly condition arouses a little more interest.

There appears to be no connection between the two dead men. But, unsuspected by the electorate, there is a shocking and dangerous secret at the very heart of government. While the United Kingdom approaches a crucial and delicately-balanced referendum on Europe, a group of ruthlessly determined individuals will stop at nothing – including murder – to prevent the truth from getting out.

Andrew Marr’s first novel is a gleefully twisted spin through the corridors of power. Making full use of his unrivalled inside knowledge of the British political scene, Marr has threaded his wickedly clever thriller with a distinctive strand of pitch-black humour, to offer an irreverent glimpse behind the parliamentary curtain.

About the Author

Andrew Marr is a former editor of the Independent and BBC Political Editor. He currently hosts BBC 1’s Andrew Marr Show, and presented Radio 4’s Start the Week from 2005 to 2012. His acclaimed television documentary series include Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain and Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain. He is also a hugely successful non-fiction author.