House of cards

Chief whip Francis Urquhart - udadtil diskretionen selv - styrer regeringspartiet fra skyggerne. Det er hans opgave at holde styr på geledderne, holde de menige medlemmer i skak. Han kender hver en beskidt hemmelighed, hver en mørkelagt affære, alle svinkeærinder, der er undsluppet offentligheden. Og han er villig til at sætte al sin viden i spil for at komme til tops. Helt til tops.Mattie Storin er en ung og ambitiøs journalist, der drømmer om at blive en af de største. I sin jagt på den gode historie spindes hun ind i et væv af løgne, bagvaskelse og politiske intriger, da hun kommer tæt på Urquhart - måske lidt for tæt. Karrierer lægges øde og skandaler rammer avisforsider, når Francis Urquhart spiller sit spil. Og ikke alle slipper væk med livet i behold.

Chief whip Francis Urquhart - udadtil diskretionen selv - styrer regeringspartiet fra skyggerne. Det er hans opgave at holde styr på geledderne, holde de menige medlemmer i skak. Han kender hver en beskidt hemmelighed, hver en mørkelagt affære, alle svinkeærinder, der er undsluppet offentligheden. Oghan ervillig til at sætte al sin viden i spil for at komme til tops. Helt til tops.Mattie Storin er en ung og ambitiøs journalist, der drømmerom at blive en af de største.I sin jagt på dengode historiespindes hunind i etvæv af løgne, bagvaskelse og politiskeintriger, da hun kommer tæt på Urquhart - måske lidt for tæt. Karrierer lægges øde og skandalerrammer avisforsider, når Francis Urquhartspiller sit spil. Og ikke alle slipper væk med livet i behold.

REVISED AND UPDATED WITH BRAND NEW MATERIAL The acclaimed political thriller that first introduced the unforgettable Francis Urquhart MP and launched Michael Dobbs’ No 1 bestselling career – now updated with brand new material. Michael Dobbs’ entertaining tale of skulduggery and intrigue within the Palace of Westminster has been a huge hit with the public. Its scheming hero, Chief Whip Francis Urquhart, who uses fair means and foul to become Prime Minister, is one of the best-known characters of the last decade – the politician we all love to hate. Acclaimed for its authenticity and insights into a secret world – the result of many years working behind the scenes for the Conservative Party – it became a highly popular, award-winning BBC TV series, with Francis Urquhart memorably portrayed by Ian Richardson, and was followed by two further sequels, ‘To Play the King’ and ‘The Final Cut’, which also became top-rating TV series.

The international bestseller from the winner of the Financial Times /Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, House of Cards dissects the collapse of Bear Stearns and the beginning of the financial crisis It was Wall Street's toughest investment bank, taking risks where others feared to tread, run by testosterone-fuelled gamblers who hung a sign saying 'let's make nothing but money' over the trading floor. Yet in March 2008 the 85-year-old firm Bear Stearns was brought to its knees - and global economic meltdown began. With unprecedented access to the people at the eye of the financial storm, William Cohan tells the outrageous story of how Wall Street's entire house of cards came crashing down. 'A fly-on-the-wall record ... Cohan is a master of this genre. He perfectly captures the raw voice of Wall Street ... like Damon Runyon updated by Martin Scorsese' Martin Vander Weyer, Spectator Business 'Action-packed ... gripping' David Smith, Sunday Times 'A page-turner ... hard to put down, especially thanks to its dishy, often profane, quotes from insiders ... Read it, learn - and weep' Roben Farzad, Business Week