The Lobbyist by Lionel Zetter
UK Tour 13th – 22nd October
Genre: Thriller | Spy Thriller | Legal Thriller | Mystery
Pages: 288
Publisher: Nine Elms Books | @NineElmsBooks
Parliamentary lobbyist Damian Beaufort is a professional manipulator – clever, charming, ruthless – but when Labour wins power his Tory-heavy agency spirals towards bankruptcy. And the rest of his life looks like going the same way.
Salvation comes not from booze or sex – despite his best efforts – but a far less likely quarter: the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service. It also comes at a cost.
Beaufort finds himself entangled in a lethal web of conflicts: an internecine turf war between MI5 and MI6; underhand Westminster manoeuvrings; Eurocrats bent on reversing Brexit; and, seemingly pulling all the strings, the sinister head of Russia’s FSB.
Soon the lobbyist-turned-spy isn’t just fighting to save his agency, his reputation and his country. He’s fighting for his life, and he’s fighting for revenge.
First-time author Lionel Zetter brings dazzling insider knowledge to bear in this fast-moving contemporary thriller with a totally unexpected denouement in the Chamber of the House of Commons.
- Does for political lobbying what Hannibal Lecter did for a quiet night’s sleep.’ Michael Dobbs – Creator of novel and TV series House of Cards
- ‘Lionel Zetter has been on the political scene for as long as I have. He knows what he is writing about, and this is a cracking good read!’ Iain Dale – Broadcaster, writer and editor
- ‘Lobbying is the underbelly of politics. The novelist needs to understand it. Zetter does.’ Matthew Parris – Political commentator & columnist
- ‘Too close to the truth for the comfort of some.’ Paul Staines – Founder Guido Fawkes website
- ‘…Zetter’s cracking novel lifts the lid on this seedy, scary underworld.’ Paul Routledge – Political correspondent and columnist
- ‘Lionel Zetter is a consummate insider… This is his first work of fiction but I guarantee it won’t be his last.’ Steve Norris – Former government minister and mayoral candidate, and entrepreneur
- ‘… he knows politics inside out. He also has a fertile imagination – or at least I hope so!’ Steve Barclay – MP and former cabinet minister
- ‘Great stuff, highly recommended.’ Edwina Currie – Former government minister and novelist
- ‘Zetter’s Westminster runs on sex, drugs and booze – who knew?’ Dr Ian Twinn – Former MP and MEP
- ‘… a compelling read’ Mark Field – Former government minister and author
- “A spicy take on the world of lobbying and public affairs by someone who knows it inside out.” Tim Bale – Professor of Politics
- “This is a book for everyone – insiders or not – and as we join Damian Beaufort on his dangerous, thrilling journey, you won’t want to put it down.” Lord Black of Brentwood
Author bio
Lionel Zetter has been involved in politics and lobbying for more than forty years. As the son of a diplomat, his childhood was spent travelling the world. He read History and then Strategic Studies at Sussex University, where, like many before and since, he was approached to join MI6.
Lionel has been a special adviser and a policy fellow at the Cabinet Office. His political life has included being an election agent and an elected local councillor. As a parliamentary candidate in the 2005 general election he fought Edmonton, but Edmonton fought back…
He has won multiple professional awards and has headed up three communications industry trade bodies and given evidence to various government committees. He has written books on political campaigning and lobbying. He is a martial artist, and a failed restaurateur. Lionel is married with three children and lives in north London. The Lobbyist is his first novel.
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