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TheacclaimedpoliticalthrillerthatfirstintroducedtheunforgettableFrancisUrquhartMPandlaunchedMichaelDobbs'No1bestsellingcareer-nowreissuedinanewcover.MichaelDobbs'entertainingtaleofskulduggeryandintriguewithinthePalaceofWestminsterhasbeenahugehitwiththepublic.Itsscheminghero,ChiefWhipFrancisUrquhart,whousesfairmeansandfoultobecomePrimeMinister,isoneofthebest-knowncharactersofthelastdecade-thepoliticianwealllovetohate.Acclaimedforitsauthenticityandinsightsintoasecretworld-theresultofmanyyearsworkingbehindthescenesfortheConservativeParty-itbecameahighlypopular,award-winningBBCTVseries,withFrancisUrquhartmemorablyportrayedbyIanRichardson,andwasfollowedbytwofurthersequels,'ToPlaytheKing'and'TheFinalCut',whichalsobecametop-ratingTVseries.