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Mightier Than the Sword
First published 2015
An IRA bomb placed aboard the MV Buckingham threatens the passengers, the Barrington shipping company and Emma Clifton’s position as its chairman. The attack connects a family business dispute to the violence of the Troubles, while political and legal enemies continue trying to force Emma from control of the company. Sebastian Clifton’s banking career and Giles Barrington’s private life create further points of vulnerability.
Harry Clifton becomes involved in the case of Anatoly Babakov, a Soviet writer imprisoned after producing an account of Joseph Stalin’s rule. His work with English PEN leads him towards Cold War Berlin and a confrontation with the machinery of Soviet censorship. The novel moves between terrorism, publishing, Parliament and international finance, showing how the family’s influence brings public responsibilities as well as personal danger.
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