It's the near future and a beleaguered UK Prime Minister resigns, making way for a surprise and triumphal return by his charismatic predecessor. The nation's mental 'well-being' is placed at the top of the political agenda and the party's rising star, Dr Greig Hynd, is catapulted into high office to lead the flagship policy. Meanwhile advertising executive, Calum Begg, has stumbled on mass communication techniques whose extraordinary results promise unlimited power to anyone ruthless enough to use them. One man will take that risk and another will sacrifice everything to try and stop him. Award-winning author, Christopher Wallace, uses his insider's knowledge of government advertising to create a wholly credible conspiracy, brilliantly satirising those who serve power and those who pursue it.
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'You shiver at how close to the truth this might be. Wallace takes you on a dark rush from complacency to complicity... before chaos reins.' --Karen Campbell, author of The Twilight Time, Shadow Play and After the Fire
'Killing the Messenger is very of the moment. Wallace creates a plausible conspiracy with all the farce, stress, powerchasing and scandal that is part and parcel of government. The novel questions the motives of those who seek power and those who advocate change.' --Gutter Magazine
'Killing The Messenger is an astute and pacey political thriller that blends the insight of Le Carre with the satire of The Thick of It to expose the dark madness that forms when government and advertising get into bed together.' --Doug Johnstone, author of Tombstoning, The Ossians and Smokeheads
'...viciously satirical. Wallace... uses his insider knowledge to take a delicious sideswipe... portraying a frighteningly plausible scenario of political and media manipulation.' --The Big Issue
'...a timely political thriller. Wallace has written an engaging tale about New Labour's final days in government and an unscrupulous use of advertising and technology... Fast-paced and filled with more buzz words than an urban dictionary, Killing the Messenger explores the interrelations between mass manipulation and violence.' --Scottish Review of Books
'...it would make uncomfortable reading for Mr Blair.' --Daily Mail
'Killing The Messenger is an astute and pacey political thriller that blends the insight of Le Carre with the satire of The Thick of It to expose the dark madness that forms when government and advertising get into bed together.' --Doug Johnstone, author of Tombstoning, The Ossians and Smokeheads
'Killing the Messenger is very of the moment. Wallace creates a plausible conspiracy with all the farce, stress, powerchasing and scandal that is part and parcel of government. The novel questions the motives of those who seek power and those who advocate change.' --Gutter Magazine
'Killing The Messenger is an astute and pacey political thriller that blends the insight of Le Carre with the satire of The Thick of It to expose the dark madness that forms when government and advertising get into bed together.' --Doug Johnstone, author of Tombstoning, The Ossians and Smokeheads
'...viciously satirical. Wallace... uses his insider knowledge to take a delicious sideswipe... portraying a frighteningly plausible scenario of political and media manipulation.' --The Big Issue
'...a timely political thriller. Wallace has written an engaging tale about New Labour's final days in government and an unscrupulous use of advertising and technology... Fast-paced and filled with more buzz words than an urban dictionary, Killing the Messenger explores the interrelations between mass manipulation and violence.' --Scottish Review of Books
'...it would make uncomfortable reading for Mr Blair.' --Daily Mail
'Killing The Messenger is an astute and pacey political thriller that blends the insight of Le Carre with the satire of The Thick of It to expose the dark madness that forms when government and advertising get into bed together.' --Doug Johnstone, author of Tombstoning, The Ossians and Smokeheads
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A beleaguered UK Prime Minister resigns, making way for a triumphal return by his charismatic predecessor. The new government's big idea is boosting the nation's mental 'well-being' and rising star, Dr. Greig Hynd MP, is catapulted into high office to lead the flagship policy. Meanwhile advertising agency executive, Calum Begg, has stumbled on mass communication techniques whose results promise extraordinary power to anyone ruthless enough to use them. One man will take that risk and another will sacrifice everything to try and stop him.
Christopher Wallace uses his insider's knowledge of government advertising during the Blair Years to create a wholly credable conspiracy for the Facebook generation.
Christopher Wallace uses his insider's knowledge of government advertising during the Blair Years to create a wholly credable conspiracy for the Facebook generation.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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A great book. Kept me gripped from start to finish. Creates a very believable world of politicians and their advisers up to no good. The conspiracy at its heart is very much of the moment and wholly believable. Great present for anyone who likes a good thriller.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By MB_Glasgow
Format:Paperback
Really enjoyed this book. Pretty close to reality - not knowing whose working who, the politicians or the shifty suits in the background. Fab cameo from a fictionalised Tony Blair. Great depiction of the `creative' industries. Definitely a believable conspiracy that kept me gripped.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Iris1975
Format:Paperback
Politics these days, like a box of chocolates, relies on branding before it is sold to the public, and one can never quite sure what's in the box until it's too late.
Wallace's dense and cynic writing vividly discloses the intensive love and hate situations between politicians and advertising agency and unveils the' Merlin magic' of how an agency spinning the web for politicians. Only this time, there's something dodgy hidden. Read on, and let it surprise you!
Wallace's dense and cynic writing vividly discloses the intensive love and hate situations between politicians and advertising agency and unveils the' Merlin magic' of how an agency spinning the web for politicians. Only this time, there's something dodgy hidden. Read on, and let it surprise you!
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