Purple Homicide

by John Sweeney, Martin Rowson (Illustrator), David Soul (Introduction)

This title tells the story of the rise and fall of the Hamiltons and of Martin Bell going to Westminster. Written by a political journalist, this retelling of the Tatton election campaign reads like a farce with a classical plot, with highs and lows, villains and heroes, and the good guy winning in the end.

Genres: Politics

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 1997

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Reviews

[Dan Price]

John Sweeney sets out, with tongue firmly in cheek, to report from the 1997 Tatton campaign in which the whiter than White Martin Bell takes on the sleazy Tory Neil Hamilton and his waspish wife. It's easy to forget with hindsight that this victory wasn't at all cut and dried. And the story is told with an enormous amount of brio. And probably also with a biro at times.

[Vikas Datta]

Superb reporting and more superb writing, especially the allusions...