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* AmericaSavesTheDay: Attempted in ''The Lords' Day'' in which the President orders Delta Force to go to London to help with the siege, despite being told that their presence is not necessary. The British Army is having none of it, although [[spoiler: thanks to some subterfuge, the Americans get as far as Hyde Park before they are stopped. In the event, it's the SAS who storm the House of Lords to end the siege.]]
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** In ''The Lords' Day'', Harry Jones works out that, although the terrorists are in it more for revenge than Islamic fundamentalism '', they were put up to the job by [[spoiler: a former KGB spy who now lives in London]]. However, there is in fact [[spoiler: a man ''behind this man'', who at the end is revealed to be Robert T. Paine, the American Ambassador who wants revenge for the death of his only son in Afghanistan.]]
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* ParentsAsPeople: In ''The Lords' Day'', the American President and the British Prime Minister are both put through the emotional wringer by the fact that their sons (both of whom are only children) are not only among the hostages, but singled out as the first ones the terrorists will execute. [[spoilers: This impairs their political judgement in several ways; the epilogue states that the Prime Minister resigned shortly after the siege, although the President went on to get re-elected.]]
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* ParentsAsPeople: In ''The Lords' Day'', the American President and the British Prime Minister are both put through the emotional wringer by the fact that their sons (both of whom are only children) are not only among the hostages, but singled out as the first ones the terrorists will execute. [[spoilers: [[spoiler: This impairs their political judgement in several ways; the epilogue states that the Prime Minister resigned shortly after the siege, although the President went on to get re-elected.]]
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** Being an overweight, left-wing politician from a working-class background (in particular, his having been a sailor in the Merchant Navy) whose career has been blighted by a sex scandal, Archie Wakefield in ''The Lords's Day'' is basically an older John Prescott (Tony Blair's deputy).
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** Being an overweight, left-wing left-of-centre politician from a working-class background (in particular, his having been a sailor in the Merchant Navy) whose career has been blighted by a sex scandal, Archie Wakefield in ''The Lords's Day'' is basically an older John Prescott (Tony Blair's deputy).
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* OutWithABang: ''First Lady'' begins with the Leader of the Opposition dying of a heart attack while having sex with his mistress. In ''The Lords' Day'', it is mentioned in passing that the protagonist Harry Jones's father died in the same manner.
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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: ''The Lords' Day'' gives us an interesting example — the American President is a woman who, although fictional, is descended from a RealLife President.
** Also the case with every British Prime Minister, with the (right) honourable exception of UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill who is a supporting character in ''Last Man to Die'' and the protagonist of the four novels in the Winston Churchill series.
* OutWithABang: ''First Lady'' begins with the Leader of the Opposition dying of a heart attack while having sex with his mistress. In ''The Lords' Day'', it is mentioned in passing that the protagonist Harry Jones's father died in the samemanner.manner.
* ParentsAsPeople: In ''The Lords' Day'', the American President and the British Prime Minister are both put through the emotional wringer by the fact that their sons (both of whom are only children) are not only among the hostages, but singled out as the first ones the terrorists will execute. [[spoilers: This impairs their political judgement in several ways; the epilogue states that the Prime Minister resigned shortly after the siege, although the President went on to get re-elected.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow: In ''The Lords's Day'', the State Opening of Parliament is interrupted by terrorists who take the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Prime Minister, most of the Cabinet and various other dignitaries and [=VIPs=] hostage. Of the few Cabinet members who were elsewhere at the time, the most senior is Home Secretary Tricia Wilcox, who is found and told that she's now in charge.
** Also the case with every British Prime Minister, with the (right) honourable exception of UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill who is a supporting character in ''Last Man to Die'' and the protagonist of the four novels in the Winston Churchill series.
* OutWithABang: ''First Lady'' begins with the Leader of the Opposition dying of a heart attack while having sex with his mistress. In ''The Lords' Day'', it is mentioned in passing that the protagonist Harry Jones's father died in the same
* ParentsAsPeople: In ''The Lords' Day'', the American President and the British Prime Minister are both put through the emotional wringer by the fact that their sons (both of whom are only children) are not only among the hostages, but singled out as the first ones the terrorists will execute. [[spoilers: This impairs their political judgement in several ways; the epilogue states that the Prime Minister resigned shortly after the siege, although the President went on to get re-elected.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow: In ''The Lords's Day'', the State Opening of Parliament is interrupted by terrorists who take the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Prime Minister, most of the Cabinet and various other dignitaries and [=VIPs=] hostage. Of the few Cabinet members who were elsewhere at the time, the most senior is Home Secretary Tricia Wilcox, who is found and told that she's now in charge.
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* TheManBehindTheMan: Much of the plot of ''Last Man to Die'' concerns Peter Henke's attempt to escape captivity in Britain and return to Germany even as the Third Reich crumbles in the dying days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. [[spoiler: It is revealed in the final third of the novel that Henke is actually an assassin sent by Winston Churchill to ensure that Adolf Hitler does not get out of Berlin alive; in something of a BatmanGambit, the plan involves the Nazis ''actually helping Henke get to Berlin'' as a propaganda stunt.]]
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* TheManBehindTheMan: Used a few times.
** Much of the plot of ''Last Man to Die'' concerns PeterHenke's Hencke's attempt to escape captivity in Britain and return to Germany even as the Third Reich crumbles in the dying days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. [[spoiler: It is revealed in the final third of the novel that Henke Hencke is actually an assassin sent by Winston Churchill to ensure that Adolf Hitler does not get out of Berlin alive; in something of a BatmanGambit, the plan involves works on the assumption that the Nazis will ''actually helping Henke help Hencke get to Berlin'' as a propaganda stunt.stunt, which is what happens.]]
** In ''The Lords' Day'', Harry Jones works out that, although the terrorists are in it more for revenge than Islamic fundamentalism '', they were put up to the job by [[spoiler: a former KGB spy who now lives in London]]. However, there is in fact [[spoiler: a man ''behind this man'', who at the end is revealed to be Robert T. Paine, the American Ambassador who wants revenge for the death of his only son in Afghanistan.]]
** Much of the plot of ''Last Man to Die'' concerns Peter
** In ''The Lords' Day'', Harry Jones works out that, although the terrorists are in it more for revenge than Islamic fundamentalism '', they were put up to the job by [[spoiler: a former KGB spy who now lives in London]]. However, there is in fact [[spoiler: a man ''behind this man'', who at the end is revealed to be Robert T. Paine, the American Ambassador who wants revenge for the death of his only son in Afghanistan.]]
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* OddCouple: Archie Wakefield and Celia Blessing, two elderly politicians from opposing parties who have a long history of disagreeing with each other, and who happen to be sitting next to each other at the State Opening of Parliament when the terrorists take everyone hostage. Refusing to leave when given the chance, they [[spoiler: put aside their differences and come up with a plan to dispose of the suicide bomber standing next to the Queen. They succeed, but are [[HeroicSacrifice both killed in the process]]. The epilogue reveals that they are buried side by side In Westminster Abbey.]]
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* OddCouple: Archie Wakefield and Celia Blessing, two elderly politicians from opposing parties who have a long history of disagreeing with each other, and who happen to be sitting next to each other at the State Opening of Parliament when the terrorists take everyone hostage. Refusing to leave when given the chance, they [[spoiler: put aside their differences and come up with a plan to dispose of the suicide bomber standing next to the Queen. They succeed, but are [[HeroicSacrifice both killed in the process]]. The epilogue reveals that they are buried side by side In Westminster Abbey.]]]]
* OutWithABang: ''First Lady'' begins with the Leader of the Opposition dying of a heart attack while having sex with his mistress. In ''The Lords' Day'', it is mentioned in passing that the protagonist Harry Jones's father died in the same manner.
* OutWithABang: ''First Lady'' begins with the Leader of the Opposition dying of a heart attack while having sex with his mistress. In ''The Lords' Day'', it is mentioned in passing that the protagonist Harry Jones's father died in the same manner.
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* EveryoneKnowsMorse: Subverted in ''The Lords' Day''. Archie Wakefield, an elderly peer who is one of the hostages, is seen to be tapping his head in a meaningful manner. However, it takes Harry Jones a while to figure out that he's trying to communicate in Morse code. And then Harry has to find someone who understands Morse in order to figure out what Archie is trying to say.
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* EveryoneKnowsMorse: Subverted in ''The Lords' Day''. Archie Wakefield, an elderly peer who is one of the hostages, is seen to be tapping his head in a meaningful manner. However, it takes Harry Jones a while to figure out that he's trying to communicate in Morse code. And then Harry Harry, who doesn't know Morse, has to find someone who understands Morse does in order to figure out what Archie is trying to say.
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* OddCouple: Archie Wakefield and Celia Blessing, two elderly politicians from opposing parties who have a long history of disagreeing with each other, and who happen to be sitting next to each other at the State Opening of Parliament when the terrorists take everyone hostage. Refusing to leave when given the chance, they [[spoiler: put aside their differences and come up with a plan to dispose of the suicide bomber standing next to the Queen. They succeed, but are [[HeroicSacrifice both killed in the process]]. The epilogue reveals that they are buried side by side In Westminster Abbey.]]
* OddCouple: Archie Wakefield and Celia Blessing, two elderly politicians from opposing parties who have a long history of disagreeing with each other, and who happen to be sitting next to each other at the State Opening of Parliament when the terrorists take everyone hostage. Refusing to leave when given the chance, they [[spoiler: put aside their differences and come up with a plan to dispose of the suicide bomber standing next to the Queen. They succeed, but are [[HeroicSacrifice both killed in the process]]. The epilogue reveals that they are buried side by side In Westminster Abbey.]]
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* FallOfTheHouseOfCards: Done in the prologue of ''House of Cards'' as an act of {{Foreshadowing}}.
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* FallOfTheHouseOfCards: Done in the prologue of ''House of Cards'' as an act of {{Foreshadowing}}. A bored policeman passes the time by building a house of cards, and comes very close to succeeding before the whole thing collapses.
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* TheManBehindTheMan: Much of the plot of ''Last Man to Die'' concerns Peter Henke's attempt to escape captivity in Britain and return to Germany even as the Third Reich crumbles in the dying days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. [[spoiler: It is revealed in the final third of the novel that Henke is actually an assassin sent by Winston Churchill to ensure that Adolf Hitler does not get out of Berlin alive; in something of a BatmanGambit, the plan involves the Nazis ''actually helping Henke get to Berlin'' as a propaganda stunt.]]
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* {{Bookends}}: ''Last Man to Die'' begins and ends in the (then) present day; the action takes place during the final weeks of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Linking them is William Cazalett, an old man who was Churchill's secretary DuringTheWar.
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** Despite having been killed off prior to the events of ''To Play the King'', [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]] is a character in ''The Lords' Day''.
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** Also appearing in ''Last Man to Die'' are UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, Eva Braun, Joseph Goebbels and Martin Bormann.
** Despite having been killed off prior to the events of ''To Play the King'', [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]] is a character in ''The Lords'Day''. Day'', as is UsefulNotes/CharlesIII (who, unlike in ''To Play the King'', is still the Prince of Wales).
** Despite having been killed off prior to the events of ''To Play the King'', [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]] is a character in ''The Lords'
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** Being an overweight, ageing politician from a working-class background (in particular, his having been a sailor in the Merchant Navy) and with a sex scandal under his belt, Archie Wakefield in ''The Lords's Day'' is basically John Prescott (Tony Blair's deputy).
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** Being an overweight, ageing left-wing politician from a working-class background (in particular, his having been a sailor in the Merchant Navy) and with whose career has been blighted by a sex scandal under his belt, scandal, Archie Wakefield in ''The Lords's Day'' is basically an older John Prescott (Tony Blair's deputy).
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled on UsefulNotes/TonyBlair. The King in ''To Play the King'' is to all intents and purposes an unnamed UsefulNotes/CharlesIII who succeeds to the throne three decades earlier than he did in RealLife.
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* LadyMacbeth: Virginia Edge becomes this in ''First Lady'', in which she finds out about her politician husband's infidelity and becomes driven to make him the Prime Minister.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Loads.
** A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled onUsefulNotes/TonyBlair. UsefulNotes/TonyBlair.
** The King in ''To Play the King'' is to all intents and purposes an unnamed UsefulNotes/CharlesIII who succeeds to the throne three decades earlier than he did in RealLife.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Loads.
** A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled on
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* HeroicSacrifice: At the climax of ''The Lords' Day'', [[spoiler: Archie Wakefield throws himself on the suicide bomber who's been standing next to the Queen, triggering the bomb and absorbing much of the blast with his own body. At the same time, Celia Blessing shoves the Queen out of the way, saving her life at the expense of her own. Their eliminating of the threat posed to the Queen enables the SAS to do their thing and end the siege. Archie and Celia are hailed as heroes and buried side by side in Westminster Abbey.]]
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled on UsefulNotes/TonyBlair.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled on UsefulNotes/TonyBlair. The King in ''To Play the King'' is to all intents and purposes an unnamed UsefulNotes/CharlesIII who succeeds to the throne three decades earlier than he did in RealLife.
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* NoPartyGiven: It is never stated which political party Tom Goodfellowe and Harry Jones belong to; both are backbench [=MPs=] (and former ministers) of the one that happens to be in power.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several.
** The most obvious is UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill who is the protagonist of a series of four novels about his wartime premiership; he had previously appeared as a supporting character in ''Last Man to Die''.
** Despite having been killed off prior to the events of ''To Play the King'', [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]] is a character in ''The Lords' Day''.
** The most obvious is UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill who is the protagonist of a series of four novels about his wartime premiership; he had previously appeared as a supporting character in ''Last Man to Die''.
** Despite having been killed off prior to the events of ''To Play the King'', [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]] is a character in ''The Lords' Day''.
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Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs of Wylye (born 14 November 1948) is a British author and politician. He is best known for his first novel, ''House of Cards'', which was adapted into a popular TV series, which was in turn remade for the American market.
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Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs of Wylye (born 14 November 1948) is a British author and politician. He is best known for his first novel, ''House of Cards'', which was adapted into [[Series/HouseOfCardsUK a popular (and very timely) TV series]], which was later remade into [[Series/HouseOfCardsUS an even more popular TV series, which was in turn remade for the series with an American market.
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* FallOfTheHouseOfCards: Done in the prologue of ''House of Cards'' as an act of {{Foreshadowing}}.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled onUsefulNotes/TonyBlair.UsefulNotes/TonyBlair.
* NoPartyGiven: It is never stated which political party Tom Goodfellowe and Harry Jones belong to; both are backbench MPs (and former ministers) of the one that happens to be in power.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled on
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Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs of Wylye (born 14 November 1948) is a British author and politician, best known for the House of Cards trilogy which was adapted into a popular TV series, which was in turn remade for the American market.
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Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs of Wylye (born 14 November 1948) is a British author and politician, politician. He is best known for the House his first novel, ''House of Cards trilogy Cards'', which was adapted into a popular TV series, which was in turn remade for the American market.
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* House of Cards (1989)
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* Goodfellowe MP (1997)
* The Buddha of Brewer Street (1997)
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* Churchill's Triumph (2005)
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* Winston's War ''Winston's War'' (2002)
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* A Ghost at the Door (2013)
* The Edge of Madness (2008)
* The Reluctant Hero (2010)
* Old Enemies (2011)
* A Sentimental Traitor (2012)
* A Ghost at the Door (2013)
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* The ''The Lords' Day Day'' (2007)
*The ''The Edge of Madness Madness'' (2008)
*The ''The Reluctant Hero Hero'' (2010)
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* Wall Games ''Wall Games'' (1990)
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!!You might find the following tropes in his books; I couldn't possibly comment
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled on UsefulNotes/TonyBlair.
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!!You might find the following tropes in his books; I couldn't possibly comment
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A couple of his fictional Prime Ministers, Jonathan Bendall in ''Whispers of Betrayal'' and John Eaton in ''The Lords' Day'', are heavily modelled on UsefulNotes/TonyBlair.
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Whispers of Betrayal (2000)
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Never Surrender (2003)
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The Harry Jones novels
The Lords' Day (2007)
The Edge of Madness (2008)
The Reluctant Hero (2010)
Old Enemies (2011)
A Sentimental Traitor (2012)
A Ghost at the Door (2013)
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Wall Games (1990)
Last Man to Die (1991)
The Touch of Innocents (1994)
First Lady (2006)
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Winston's War (2002)
Never Surrender (2003)
Churchill's Hour (2004)
Churchill's Triumph (2005)
The Harry Jones novels
The Lords' Day (2007)
The Edge of Madness (2008)
The Reluctant Hero (2010)
Old Enemies (2011)
A Sentimental Traitor (2012)
A Ghost at the Door (2013)
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Last Man to Die (1991)
The Touch of Innocents (1994)
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* Never Surrender (2003)
* Churchill's Hour (2004)
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* The Edge of Madness (2008)
* The Reluctant Hero (2010)
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* Last Man to Die (1991)
* The Touch of Innocents (1994)
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* Churchill's Hour (2004)
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* The Edge of Madness (2008)
* The Reluctant Hero (2010)
* Old Enemies (2011)
* A Sentimental Traitor (2012)
* A Ghost at the Door (2013)
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To Play the King (1992)
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The Buddha of Brewer Street (1997)
House of Cards (1989)
To Play the King (1992)
The Final Cut (1994)
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* To Play the King (1992)
* The Final Cut (1994)
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* The Buddha of Brewer Street (1997)
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Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs of Wylye (born 14 November 1948) is a British author and politician, best known for the House of Cards trilogy which was adapted into a popular TV series, which was in turn remade for the American market.
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Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs of Wylye (born 14 November 1948) is a British author and politician, best known for the House of Cards trilogy which was adapted into a popular TV series, which was in turn remade for the American market.market.
The Francis Urquhart trilogy
House of Cards (1989)
To Play the King (1992)
The Final Cut (1994)
The Tom Goodfellowe trilogy
Goodfellowe MP (1997)
The Buddha of Brewer Street (1997)
Whispers of Betrayal (2000)
The Winston Churchill novels
Winston's War (2002)
Never Surrender (2003)
Churchill's Hour (2004)
Churchill's Triumph (2005)
The Harry Jones novels
The Lords' Day (2007)
The Edge of Madness (2008)
The Reluctant Hero (2010)
Old Enemies (2011)
A Sentimental Traitor (2012)
A Ghost at the Door (2013)
Standalone novels
Wall Games (1990)
Last Man to Die (1991)
The Touch of Innocents (1994)
First Lady (2006)
The Francis Urquhart trilogy
House of Cards (1989)
To Play the King (1992)
The Final Cut (1994)
The Tom Goodfellowe trilogy
Goodfellowe MP (1997)
The Buddha of Brewer Street (1997)
Whispers of Betrayal (2000)
The Winston Churchill novels
Winston's War (2002)
Never Surrender (2003)
Churchill's Hour (2004)
Churchill's Triumph (2005)
The Harry Jones novels
The Lords' Day (2007)
The Edge of Madness (2008)
The Reluctant Hero (2010)
Old Enemies (2011)
A Sentimental Traitor (2012)
A Ghost at the Door (2013)
Standalone novels
Wall Games (1990)
Last Man to Die (1991)
The Touch of Innocents (1994)
First Lady (2006)
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Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs of Wylye (born 14 November 1948) is a British author and politician, best known for the House of Cards trilogy which was adapted into a popular TV series, which was in turn remade for the American market.
