A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment MP3 CD

A terrific book and brilliantly researched. John Preston writes wonderful dead-pan prose and reveals the depths of depravity, the absurd power of snobbery and the old boy networks of the time -- Claire Tomalin I loved it; eccentric, dark, humane and English in the very best sense. It's going to be a sure fire-hit -- Alain de Botton The most forensic, elegantly written, compelling account of one of the 20th century's great political scandals... a real page-turner' Observer Very funny and endlessly extraordinary... makes for amazing reading -- Catherine Shoard Guardian Impeccably researched... full of shocks, surprises and laugh-out-loud moments. Preston revives a forgotten era and delves into the personalities behind the headlines. Times Crime Club Retold with masterful skill... It grips like a detective story, as compelling as BBC2's Life of Duty and every bit as dirty in what it exposes about the upper echelons of society in the Sixties and Seventies Daily Mail Book of the Week This brilliant account made me feel I was hearing the tale for the first time ... Preston is an enthralling narrator Mail on Sunday Gripping ... cack-handed assassins, buffoonish policemen, dodgy Home secretaries and sozzled judges. The conclusion of an Establishment cover-up is hard to avoid Daily Telegraph The unbelievable truth... Preston is a natural storyteller ... he provides the context for actions that seem unbelievable today The Times Wonderfully readable ... John Preston is the ideal author, having researched for years many minor characters and talked to dozens of well-known political and literary friends and enemies of Thorpe Standpoint Fluent, readable ... a vivid tableau of the players in Thorpe's long, tragic downfall Evening Standard I spent a thrilling 48 hours reading it. The narrative is so vivid, the characterisation so brilliant... I thought I knew all about these events, but the full horror of them has only now become apparent -- Antonia Fraser A gripping account of the Jeremy Thorpe case. The details make one laugh out loud or gasp with amazement -- Charles Moore Spectator The whole affair is retold here compellingly and fluently, bringing to life the cast of characters with some verve The i Nothing comes close to the eyepopping outrageousness of the gay murder shenanigans that engulfed and almost destroyed a Liberal leader. Reads like a comic thriller --Rachel Johnson