{"product_id":"agent-twister-9781398505407","title":"Agent Twister","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe lived a double-life in the sixties.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaked his own death in the seventies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd retained his cover in the eighties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A case more important than Profumo' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A riveting read' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA period thriller with powerful political and espionage themes, \u003ci\u003eAgent Twister\u003c\/i\u003e is the remarkable story behind one of the greatest scandals of the 1970s, told in full for the first time. If you think you know the true story of John Stonehouse – think again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It’s November 1974 and John Stonehouse MP, once a star in Harold Wilson’s Labour government, is missing in Miami, presumed drowned. His disappearance exposes the most lurid details of his life, including identity fraud, corporate corruption, a love triangle, blackmail, links with the Mafia and a decade-long \u003cb\u003ecareer as a Soviet spy\u003c\/b\u003e. The public are gripped by thi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA cracking account\u003c\/b\u003e of the life of a man who managed to combine three kinds of betrayal. \u003ci\u003eAgent Twister\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea riveting read\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a good tale, told well, and as a way to measure the mood swings of the 1970s, the book works as well as any.' -- Frances Cairncross * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e'In the pantheon of modern British political scandals, John Stonehouse is...arguably \u003cb\u003efar more important than\u003c\/b\u003e either [\u003cb\u003eProfumo and Thorpe\u003c\/b\u003e]. The Stonehouse story has sex, betrayal, a faked disappearance, widespread criminal fraud and above all, he is the only known case of a UK minister spying for a communist state. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgent Twister\u003c\/i\u003e lovingly retells the story.\u003c\/b\u003e Much of the joy of \u003ci\u003eAgent Twister\u003c\/i\u003e is the glimpse it affords into a different era.' -- Robert Shrimsley * Financial Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407720456535,"sku":"9781398505407","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781398505407.jpg?v=1730500314","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/agent-twister-9781398505407","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}