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When the body of a Member of Parliament is found floating in the Thames, everyone assumes it is suicide, except for Superintendent Sutcliffe, whose investigation of the case reveals some nasty and ruthless politics.
When the body of MP James Partridge is dredged from the Thames, more fuss is made of the empty seat in the House of Commons than of the conscientious politician's probable suicide. Looking for leads, Superintendent Sutcliffe of Scotland Yard follows the three leading contenders as they scramble for support in the quickly organized Yorkshire election. The Tory contender is slick and opportunistic, the Labour man charismatic but unreliable, and the local Alliance candidate one whose electoral appeal has already proven limited. Sutcliffe turns up plenty of shady doings, and worse, in the candidates' histories, and his final solution reminds that in politics and murder, personalities are always more germane than issues. Author of Fete Fatale and Death of an Old Goat, Barnard has mastered the unpredictable, credible plot, and writes with warmth and mellow wit. (March 31)
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Shane Boyer
reviewed Political Suicide on May 15, 2020
Political Suicide
When a member of Parliament for an area in Yorkshire kills himself (or is he murdered?) London police superintendent Sutcliffe investigates. The first couple of chapters are so focused on the British parliamentary system and the election of Parliament's members it was rather hard to follow for this American reader. After a while I was acclimated to the setting and quite enjoyed the dry humor and elements of the by-election. The inspector does not have much of a personality. He acts as more of a springboard for the interviews with the men running for the seat and their various hangers on. This book came out in the mid 80s. The author introduces the major political parties: Conservative and Labour. Then the other recognized parties: Communist, Ecology, etc. Then we get the fringe groups including the Transcendental Meditation candidate, the John Lennon Lives candidate and the Britain out of the Common Market candidate (which gets a surprising number of votes). When one candidate tries to manipulate the media his wife tells him, "you are a hypocrite. You kknow you love the media. Publicity is your life's blood." He responds, "I enjoy USING the media. I don't LOVE them." Shades of our Current Situation?
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