To Play the King （纸牌屋第二部）

ThesecondbookinthetrilogythatinspiredthehitNetflixseriesHouseofCardsAfterscheminghiswaytopowerinHouseofCards,newlyelectedPrimeMinisterFrancisUrquharttakesonthenewKing,TheroleofthemonarchyinmodernBritaincomesunderscrutinyasPrimeMinisterFrancisUrquhartthreatenstoexposeRoyalsecretswhenhisplansareblockedbytheidealisticnewKing.Theirdifferencesofopinionquicklydegenerateintoopenhostility.Thebattlefieldrangesfromarchitecturetotheunderprivileged;thebattleisfoughtwithriggedopinionpolls,manipulatednewspaperheadlines,sexualscandalandeconomicbrinkmanshipasUrquhartsetsouttodestroynotonlytheKing'sfamilyandfriendsbuteventheKinghimself.Continuingthedarktaleofgreed,corruption,andunquenchableambition,ToPlaytheKingrevealsthatnomatterthecountry,politics,intrigueandpassionreigninthecorridorsofpower."Thisbloodandthundertale,lifelikeandthoroughlycynical,certainlycarriestheringofauthenticity....agreattriumph.