A clandestine plot to commit murder, orchestrated at the heart of the British establishment. You simply couldn't make it up if you tried.
John Preston has in effect written a page-turning thriller that is about as far-fetched, funny and tragic as it can possibly get. And yet this incredibly well researched episode in British politics is entirely true. Based on the extraordinary Jeremy Thorpe scandal in whch men with cut-glass accents and signet rings plotted to murder one Norman Scott behind closed doors in the Palace of Westminster, Preston gives us a pretty detailed account of the bungled plot and all the key players. An astonishing tale that is beautifully told. Full marks.
John Preston has in effect written a page-turning thriller that is about as far-fetched, funny and tragic as it can possibly get. And yet this incredibly well researched episode in British politics is entirely true. Based on the extraordinary Jeremy Thorpe scandal in whch men with cut-glass accents and signet rings plotted to murder one Norman Scott behind closed doors in the Palace of Westminster, Preston gives us a pretty detailed account of the bungled plot and all the key players. An astonishing tale that is beautifully told. Full marks.
