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A Very English Scandal
​by John Preston 

A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL BY JOHN PRESTON
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.

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  • BOOKSHELF
    • REVIEWS
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  • INTERVIEWS PAGE 1
    • PAUL WATERS
    • JESSICA NORRIE
    • DAVID F. ROSS
    • DREMA DRUDGE
    • CHRIS CHALMERS
    • MARK FARRER
    • SUE CLARK
    • HANNAH TOVEY
    • BELINDA HUNT
    • GLYNN HOLLOWAY
    • MARK EKLID
    • JANE RISDON
    • CHARLES HARRIS
    • GRANT PRICE
    • L. C. TYLER
    • MALCOLM KNOTT
    • ASHOK FERREY
    • JULIAN DUTTON
    • P. J. ROSCOE
    • PRAMUDITH D. RUPASINGHE
    • LILY IONA MACKENZIE
  • INTERVIEWS PAGE 2
    • FRAN HILL
    • JACQUI CASTLE
    • IAN CRITCHLEY
    • RON IMPEY
    • C. J. BOOTH
    • NIKKI DUDLEY
    • JENNIFER IRWIN
    • BETH DUKE
    • VICKI OLSEN
    • PETE LANGMAN
    • PAULINE MORGAN
    • JONATHAN PEACE
    • SANDY MANNING
    • SHELLEY WILSON
    • REBECCA MARSH
    • ALAN GIBBONS
    • FIONA MORGAN
    • TOM ATKINS
    • JADI CAMPBELL
    • CHRISTOPHER BOWDEN
    • ANTHONY NEIL SMITH
    • A. A. CHAUDHURI
  • INTERVIEWS PAGE 3
    • JON RICHTER
    • CAROLYN HUGHES
    • TRISH MORAN
    • MADELINE DEWHURST
    • JEFF POLLAK
    • LOUISE FEIN
    • A. B. KYAZZE
    • JACK BYRNE
    • M. A. HUNTER
    • TESSA HARRIS
    • M. J. MALLON
    • P. R. BLACK
    • NINA SODEN
    • BILL ARNOTT
    • E. CHRIS AMBROSE
    • SAM BLAKE
    • PAUL KANE
    • DOUGLAS SKELTON
    • LOUISE MUMFORD
    • PHILIP HENRY
    • HAZEL PRIOR
  • INTERVIEWS PAGE 4
    • JANINA DAVID
    • LAUREN EMILY WHALEN
    • LAURA E. GOODIN
    • SIMON VAN DER VELDE
    • DR. MANUEL MATAS
    • JANE BETTANY
    • REGINA PUCKETT
    • S. G. M. ASHCROFT
    • PAM LECKY
    • MICHELE KWASNIEWSKI
    • JUDY STANIGAR
    • ROBERT CRAVEN
    • JOHN DARLING
    • RICHARD DEE
    • SOPHY LAYZELL
    • LORNA DOUNAEVA
    • DIANA STEVAN
    • BRADLEY HARPER
    • PAUL GITSHAM
    • SION SCOTT-WILSON
    • JOHN DEAN
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    • LIZ MARTINSON
    • C. J. CARVER
    • TONY J. FORDER
    • SHARRON L. MILLER
    • PATRICK OSBORNE
    • PETER TURNHAM
    • JUDE LENNON
    • ANNA HOLMES
    • CHRIS CALDER
    • JANE BUCKLEY
    • RACHEL BRIMBLE
    • GAIL ALDWIN
    • ANNE COATES
    • IAN RIDDLE
    • CHRISTINA HAMLETT
    • JAMES MORGAN-JONES
    • SUE WICKSTEAD
    • ALISON HUNTINGFORD
    • GILA GREEN
    • HELEN PRYKE
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    • EMILYA NAYMARK
    • MARCIA CLAYTON
    • JAMES L'ETOILE
    • EDWARD TRAYER
    • MARK LEICHLITER
    • BERNETA L. HAYNES
    • LINDSAY J. SEDGWICK
    • DAVID LISCIO
    • KATE REYNOLDS
    • H. C. DENHAM
    • PATERSON LOARN
  • RECOMMENDED READS
    • THE UPRIGHT PIANO PLAYER BY DAVID ABBOTT
    • 'ROOM 15' BY CHARLES HARRIS
    • 'MISS, WHAT DOES INCOMPREHENSIBLE MEAN?' BY FRAN HILL
    • THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF GIDON LEV
    • NOTE TO BOY BY SUE CLARK
    • A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
    • BLACKWATERTOWN BY PAUL WATERS
    • BENEATH A SCARLET SKY
    • PANTHEON BY SAM BOURNE
    • C: BECAUSE COWARDS GET CANCER TOO BY JOHN DIAMOND
    • THEN ALONG CAME RUDY BY SAM SCHICHTER
    • LIGHT FROM OTHER WINDOWS BY CHRIS CHALMERS
    • 'THE UNMARRIAGEABLE MAN' BY ASHOK FERREY
    • 'METHOD' BY PHILIP HENRY
    • OPERATION MINCEMEAT
    • The Curious Rise of Alex Lazarus by Adam Leigh
  • ALEX'S BLOG
  • Articles for Huffington Post
  • FREE BOOKS
  • CONTACT
  • Untitled