Bobby Temple is young, he is charismatic, and a landslide election victory has made him the new British Prime Minister. Ivan Brekov, his ex-Cambridge roommate is a hard drinking, womanising mastermind who has just led Russia's Communist Party to a stunning triumph in Russia. Together they are poised to change the world in terrifying style, but the dramatic kidnap of the Prime Minister's stunning celebrity wife and the chaos that ensues brings the political animal to its knees in this sensational thriller from Noel Botham...A novel for our times, The Downing Street Wife is a white-knuckle ride through a labyrinth of international politics, where the line between terrorism and government is increasingly blurred. Combined with the wild force of sexual depravity and celebrity excess, this utterly unpredictable book scintillates with sex, scandal and humour.

Noel Botham is a highly respected biographer. He has written countless books including the bestselling biography of Princess Margaret - Margaret the Untold Story. He has been a crime and parliamentary reporter, working for the Evening Star, the Daily Sketch, The News of the World and the People.