Michael Dobbs

Primary Colors

Anonymous

An anonymously-written, thinly-disguised novel which imagines the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of a sexually predatory Democratic politician running for the Presidency…remind you of anyone in recent American politics? Apparently some of the scenes were a little too close for comfort for some...

Primary Colours by Anonymous. This book is no longer in print, but should be available in second hand book shops.

No Way to Treat a First Lady

Christopher Buckley

The tale of a First Lady who stands accused of murdering the President - her husband - and the complex and dastardly machinations those around her must undertake, by Christopher Buckley, whose book Thank You For Smoking has recently been made into a hugely successful film

No Way to Treat a First Lady by Christopher Buckley: RRP: £6.99

Absolute Power

David Baldacci

Another Washington-based thriller which unearths plots and corruption right at the very top…this suspenseful thriller imagines the plight of a burglar who unintentionally witnesses the President kill a young woman, but who cannot find a way to expose the ensuing cover-up and finds his life in danger…