{"product_id":"9780007570188","title":"To Play the King (House of Cards Trilogy, Book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter scheming his way to power in ‘House of Cards’, Francis Urquhart made a triumphant return in ‘To Play the King’ – a Sunday Times No 1 bestseller that became a hugely successful BBC TV series, with Ian Richardson resuming his award-winning role as Francis Urquhart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts highly controversial and uncannily topical storyline – in which 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 – coincided with a huge increase in public interest in the future of the Royal Family following a series of Royal scandals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn To Play the King, Michael Dobbs masterfully crafts a world of political thrillers, where the newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart challenges the monarchy. This fiction novel, a Sunday Times No 1 bestseller, is a testament to Dobbs ability to weave a narrative that is as engaging as it is thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of M S Morris (Beneath Cold Earth), Robert Harris (Precipice), Anthony Horowitz (Marble Hall Murders), Ken Follett (Triple), and Terry Hayes (The Year of the Locust).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Dobbs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889082192021,"sku":"9780007570188","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007570188_19ec9b7e-a209-4462-a8fd-4f41982bea64.jpg?v=1776888362","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007570188","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}