{"product_id":"9781910533826","title":"The Lobbyist : 'He may be a bastard. But he's our bastard.' by Lionel Zetter","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309031895413,"sku":"9781910533826","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781910533826.jpg?v=1762810160","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781910533826","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}