Reviews

The trial of Jeremy Thorpe, the former Liberal leader who was accused (and controversially acquitted) of attempted murder in 1979, was back in the spotlight in recent years as a result of the film , starring Hugh Grant. The case of former cabinet minister John Stonehouse, which culminated in his conviction three years earlier, was, if anything, even more bizarre, and involved espionage, financial embezzlement, and not one but two attempts at faking his own death. , written by Julian Hayes, the disgraced MP’s great-nephew, recounts the rise and fall of Stonehouse, from high-flying MP and postmaster general to convicted felon.