Michael Dobbs
Michael Dobbs’ first novel, House of Cards, launched the career of the villainous Francis Urquhart, one of the most memorable fictional characters of recent years, who was immortalized by Ian Richardson in three award-winning BBC TV series. His books have foretold the downfall of Prime Ministers and the growing turmoil within the Royal Family. His recent novels, featuring Tom Goodfellowe, are Goodfellowe MP, The Buddha of Brewer Street, and Whispers of Betrayal, which with eerie prescience ahead of September 11th told of how a small group of trained and motivated people could hold an entire city to ransom.
For more than two decades Michael Dobbs has been at the right hand of political controversy. He was at Mrs Thatcher’s side as she took her first step into Downing Street as Prime Minister, and was a key aide to John Major when he was voted out. His experiences have led him to be described as ‘Westminster’s baby-faced hit man’ and ‘a man who, in Latin America, would have been shot’.
His highly acclaimed recent book, Winston’s War, was a novel about the extraordinary relationship between Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain and the young Soviet spy, Guy Burgess. It was shortlisted for the Channel 4 Political Book of the Year Award and is to be made into a feature film.
He was both Chief of Staff and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party and has a doctorate in defence studies. He has also been Deputy Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi and a regular presenter of BBC TV’s ‘Despatch Box’.
Featured Books, with extracts, by Michael Dobbs
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The Edge of Madness
Michael Dobbs
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 13 November 2008.
Dobb's latest thriller is set in the world of cyber-warfare. The plot is very plausible for today, a war that takes place in cyber-space is a chilling premise and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2008
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First Lady
Michael Dobbs
Michael Dobbs, author of House of Cards, returns to the drama and scandal of Westminster’s corridors of power. Ginny is the wife of an Opposition MP and is entirely content with her life, but when she overhears gossip of her...
Format: Hardback - Released: 23/10/2006
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Churchill's Hour
Michael Dobbs
There has to be something very special about a story when you know the ending and without doubt there is something very special here. Dobbs wrote a parliamentary trilogy which became excellent television in House of Cards. Now he takes...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2005
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Never Surrender
Michael Dobbs
Michael Dobbs’ first novel, House of Cards, launched the career of the villainous Francis Urquhart, one of the most memorable fictional characters of recent years, who was immortalized by Ian Richardson in three award-winning BBC TV series. His books have...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2004
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Books by Michael Dobbs
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Down with Big Brother Fall of the Soviet Empire
Michael Dobbs
A personal account by journalist Michael Dobbs of the downfall of the Soviet Union and its allies, based on eyewitness experience and interviews. The dramatic events of the final decade of the Soviet empire are described and Mikhail Gorbachev is...
Format: Hardback - Released: 13/06/1997
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The Reluctant Hero
Michael Dobbs
Harry Jones, hero of The Edge of Madness, is caught in a web of international intrigue, with an old friend as bait and a female scorpion at his side
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
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Winston's War
Michael Dobbs
From a bestselling novelist with an unrivalled insight into the workings of power comes a compelling new novel exploring Winston Churchill's remarkable journey from the wilderness to No 10 Downing Street at the beginning of World War II.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2009
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The Edge of Madness
Michael Dobbs
The first in a brilliant new series of high-octane thrillers from the author of House of Cards.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2009
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The Lord's Day
Michael Dobbs
A unique political thriller examining the most fundamental relationship of all - parent and child
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/06/2008
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To Play the King
Michael Dobbs
Newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart takes on the new King, in the controversial No 1 bestselling second volume in the Francis Urquhart trilogy -- now reissued in a new cover.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/11/2007
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First Lady
Michael Dobbs
A brilliantly incisive and witty novel of power and ambition - HOUSE OF CARDS for the 21st Century
Format: Paperback - Released: 31/05/2007
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Churchill's Triumph
Michael Dobbs
A brilliant novel exposing the delusions, paranoia, compromises and betrayal that come with statesmanship in times of crisis.
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2006
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Churchill's Hour
Michael Dobbs
The combination of Michael Dobbs' excellent writing skills and historical passion, and the legendary character of Winston Churchill, have provided two triumphantly successful books in WINSTON'S WAR and NEVER SURRENDER.
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2005
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Never Surrender
Michael Dobbs
Winston Churchill embarks on a battle of wills with Adolf Hitler in the run-up to Dunkirk. The compelling new historical novel from the acclaimed author of Winston's War.
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2004
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The Touch of Innocents
Michael Dobbs
It is always the innocent who suffer to make the powerful rich. A gripping thriller from the author of the Goodfellowe Series.
Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2002
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Whispers of Betrayal
Michael Dobbs
In the new novel of treachery at the highest levels from the bestselling author of House of Cards, backbench MP Tom Goodfellowe is caught up in a national crisis as the capital is held to ransom by one angry man.
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/05/2001
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The Buddha of Brewer Street
Michael Dobbs
Backbench MP Tom Goodfellowe is caught up in the search for the new Dalai Lama in this highly original and compelling thriller from the author of GOODFELLOWE MP and HOUSE OF CARDS -- now reissued in new cover style.
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/1998
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House of Cards
Michael Dobbs
The acclaimed political thriller that first introduced the unforgettable Francis Urquhart MP and launched Michael Dobbs' No 1 bestselling career -- now reissued in a new cover.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/1998
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The Final Cut
Michael Dobbs
Francis Urquhart's eventful career as Prime Minister comes to a spectacular end in the final volume in the Francis Urquhart trilogy -- now reissued in a new cover.
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/1998
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Last Man to Die
Michael Dobbs
An acclaimed historical thriller by the author of HOUSE OF CARDS -- a highly original, fast-moving tale that gives an unexpected twist to the last days of the Second World War. Now reissued in a new cover style.
Format: Paperback - Released: 09/07/1992
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Wall Games
Michael Dobbs
From the No 1 bestselling author of HOUSE OF CARDS, a new-cover reprint of a highly acclaimed thriller of international intrigue that brilliantly captures the tense atmosphere of Berlin -- just before the wall came down.
Format: Paperback - Released: 11/04/1991
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Never Surrender
Michael Dobbs
Winston Churchill embarks on a battle of wills with Adolf Hitler in the run-up to Dunkirk. The compelling new historical novel from the acclaimed author of Winston's War.
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 07/06/2004
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Winston's War
Michael Dobbs
From a bestselling novelist with an unrivalled insight into the workings of power comes a compelling new novel exploring Winston Churchill's remarkable journey from the wilderness to No 10 Downing Street at the beginning of World War II.
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 06/05/2003
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The Reluctant Hero
Michael Dobbs
Harry Jones, hero of The Edge of Madness, is caught in a web of international intrigue, with an old friend as bait and a female scorpion at his side
Format: Other book format - Released: 04/02/2010
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The Edge of Madness
Michael Dobbs
The world is peering into a terrifying chasm of a new type of conflict: cyber-warfare. Where computers take over from missiles and global damnation comes at the click of a button. The main threat: China...
Format: Other book format - Released: 06/10/2008
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