The Lobbyist : 'He may be a bastard. But he's our bastard.'

Parliamentary lobbyist Damian Beaufort is aprofessional manipulator. When Labour wins power his Tory-heavy agency is introuble. Salvation comes from an unlikely quarter - but at a cost. SoonDamian is fighting for more than just revenge. Author Lionel Zetter bringsinsider knowledge to bear in this fast-paced thriller.

Parliamentary lobbyist Damian Beaufortis a professional manipulator – clever, charming, ruthless – but when Labourwins power his Tory-heavy agency spirals towards bankruptcy. And the rest ofhis life looks like going the same way. Salvation comes not from booze or sex – despite his bestefforts – but a far less likely quarter: the UK’s Secret IntelligenceService.  It also comes at a cost. Beaufort finds himself entangled in a lethal web ofconflicts: an internecine turf war between MI5 and MI6; underhand Westminstermanoeuvrings; Eurocrats bent on reversing Brexit; and, seemingly pulling allthe strings, the sinister head of Russia’s FSB. Soon the lobbyist-turned-spy isn’t just fighting to save hisagency, his reputation and his country. He’s fighting for his life, and he’sfighting for revenge.  First-time author Lionel Zetter brings dazzling insiderknowledge to bear in this fast-moving contemporary thriller with a totallyunexpected denouement in the Chamber of the House of Commons.