Title: To play the king
First published: 1992
Description: The role of the monarchy in modern Britain comes under scrutiny as Prime Minister Francis Urquhart threatens to expose Royal secrets when his plans are blocked by the idealistic new King. Their differences of opinion quickly degenerate into open hostility. The battlefield ranges from architecture to the underprivileged; the battle is fought with rigged opinion polls, manipulated newspaper headlines, sexual scandal and economic brinkmanship as Urquhart sets out to destroy not only the King's family and friends but even the King himself.
Subjects: Francis Urquhart (Fictitious character), Prime ministers, Fiction, Politics and government, Politicians, Historical fiction, Political fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, political, series:House_of_Cards
LC classification: PR6054.O23 T6 1993