Five or so years in the making, my third novel is finally out next Thursday. I'm due to have a piece in tomorrow's Guardian Review about politics and fiction, and after that we will see what kind of coverage may come....
In the meantime this pre-publication response to the novel from Alastair Campbell is one I wear with pride:
'A gripping read from start to finish. A rich, multi-layered
account of the complexities of modern government where personal,
political and cultural realities mean simple choices are hard to come
by.'
For sure I will be at the Edinburgh Book Festival on August 17 for an event with Mark Lawson chaired by none other than Val McDermid, and I will be on BBC Radio 4's Open Book to discuss some of the issues around The Knives on August 21. A podcast I'm doing with the estimable Prospect magazine will also be available from the 21st. Next week there will be an extract from the book and a prize giveaway on the Mr. Hyde website, plus a blog post by me on Foyles' site.
All this and more once The Knives are out, as they say...
