Dr Leo Springfield is a disillusioned Labour MP facing a world of trouble both personally and professionally. With his seat (and the government itself) under threat in a looming election, he faces the wrath of his own party and that of the media when 2 million pounds go missing from a charity of which he is a trustee. Springfield endeavours to track down a vanished co-trustee - a fellow MP - to recover the money and his quest takes him to Italy where matters do not turn out as anticipated. Along the way he must navigate between choleric Whips, a randy policewoman, a nosy journalist, a crooked property magnate, an eccentric Italian private eye and a sometimes wilful Golden retriever, Boothroyd. 'Missing Member' is a shrewd farce of politics, the media, sexual attraction, fraud and grievous bodily harm; and of those in and around the mother of Parliaments.

About the Author
Rodney Deitch has observed Parliament for more than thirty-five years as Lobby correspondent,newsletter publisher and government relations Consultant, and knows well the inner workings of Westminster. He and his wife live with their golden retriever in West Sussex.

Reviews
"Sharp, lively, engaging, funny. Deitch writes as an insider, lifting the lid with just the right balance of cynicism and sympathy.' Matthew Parris



Book Information
ISBN 9781853981616
Author Rodney Deitch
Format Paperback
Page Count 220
Imprint Ashgrove Publishing Ltd
Publisher Ashgrove Publishing Ltd
Dimensions(mm) 205mm * 130mm * 12mm