The Friends of Harry Perkins

By: Chris Mullin

Narrated by: Michael Fenner

Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

'Harry Perkins was buried on the day that America declared war on China.'

The definitive post-Brexit thriller and long-awaited sequel to the best-selling A Very British Coup.

'Brexit Britain was a gloomy place. True, the Armageddon that some had prophesied had not occurred, but neither had economic miracle promised by the Brexiteers. Instead there had been a long, slow decline into insularity and irrelevance. The value of the pound had fallen steadily against the Euro, the dollar and the yuan. The much vaunted increase in trade with the Commonwealth had not materialised. The Americans, too, were proving particularly obstreperous. Even now, after a nearly decade of negotiations, no significant agreements had been reached. At the UN there was talk of relieving the UK of its seat on the Security Council.'

Thirty-five years after the publication of A Very British Coup, former Labour MP Chris Mullin has written a compelling and timely sequel.

In a near-future, post-Brexit Britain, the fault lines forged in the white heat of the referendum have become entrenched features of British political life. Britain's standing in the world has steadily diminished as its problems have grown. Into the maelstrom steps Fred Thompson, former aide to left-wing Prime Minister Harry Perkins and his successor as MP for Sheffield Parkside.

As he ascends the greasy pole of British politics, Thompson must deal with corruption, the threat of the Far Right and personal tragedy. Along the way, he learns that power does not come without a personal price and that shadowy forces are at work behind the scenes...which, this time, appear to be on his side.

At once a gripping political thriller and a chilling prognostication of where we may be headed, this taut, insightful and engrossing novel is essential listening for our troubled times.

©2019 Chris Mullin (P)2019 Simon & Schuster UK

In Keeping With the Best Tradition of A Very British Coup

This sweet yet sad tale is a perfect successor to A Very British Coup in much the same way Fred Thompson hoped to be for Harry Perkins. Beautifully writing, magnificently read, a perfect companion for a quiet day off or a long car journey.