Sleeping cruelty
By: Lynda La Plante
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9781471130939; 9781471130946; 9781471148774
Subjects: Political corruption; Fiction
Description: Fabulously wealthy entrepreneur Sir William Benedict has always dreamed of being accepted amongst society's elite, despite his working class roots. When fast-rising Tory MP Andrew Maynard enters his life, William suddenly finds that he has gained the social status that he has always craved. But when a political scandal erupts around him, William is shunned by the socialites he once called friends, and his reputation is left in tatters. Now the worm is ready to turn ... With the help of the wild and enigmatic Justin Chalmers and his exquisite yet reclusive sister Laura, William's island paradise will become the scene of his revenge.
Notes: Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2000.