Olivia Dowd
Author
Language
English
Description
The true story of the MP who faked his own death, by his daughter. On 20 November 1974, British Labour MP and Privy Counsellor John Stonehouse faked his death in Miami and, using a forged identity, entered Australia hoping to escape his old life and start anew. One month later his identity was uncovered, and he was cautioned, the start of years of legal proceedings.
In a tale that involves spies from the communist Czechoslovak secret service, a three-way...