{"product_id":"9781448209316","title":"Fifty-First State","description":"It is the year 2013. Britain is in a severe recession and poverty is causing mayhem. There has been a sequence of short-lived hung parliaments and, due to terrorist bombs, repressive measures have been brought in by the power-hungry Government which fall especially hard on British Muslims. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlobal security is also at risk when an election in Iraq brings in a fundamentalist government and it threatens to nationalize its oil. And the friendly partnership between the US and UK is over - destroyed by mistrust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a new election is called, Lord Gott, Treasurer of the Conservative Party, receives large sums of money from supposedly legitimate sources. This helps secure a majority for his party and Alan Petherbridge becomes Prime Minister. Gott steps in to investigate despite a scandalous personal secret that might get in the way...","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143125254384,"sku":"9781448209316","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448209316_p0.jpg?v=1763830095","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448209316","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}