Five Novels Featuring Political Scandals and Skulduggery

[james_davis_nicoll]

Nothing drives a story like a scandal, unless it is the efforts to conceal a scandal.

Five Novels Featuring Political Scandals and Skulduggery

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[james_davis_nicoll]

Tor dot com article 405, 2023 article 52

95 articles to go to article 500.

[dagibbs]

"The idea that Russians might suborn a high-ranking member of the American government is a bit silly, but the dramatic potential trumps plausibility…"

Ha.

[oh6]

Bruce Sterling's "Bicycle Repairman" is a rare funny example of secret political shenanigans.

[dormouse1953]

House of Cards became a popular TV series on the BBC, starring Ian Richardson as Urquhart. His catchphrase - You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment - became very popular.

A few years later, Richardson narrated a concert production of Iolanthe by Gilbert and Sullivan and managed to work the phrase into the narration.

[bolindbergh]

Obviously, what every country need is a National Transparency Agency which saves politicians from blackmail by pre-emptively discovering and publishing all their dark secrets.

[(Anonymous)]

That's what a free press is supposed to be for. Although they don't always get the "pre-emptive" part right.

-Awesome Aud