"A Labour Party promising that taxes won't go up for nurses and teachers is important, but neither brave or all that surprising," says first person narrator Gil Peck in the opening chapter of The Whistleblower.
Equally, a debut novel by ITV's Political Editor focused on a journalist and set in the world of Westminster is important, but neither brave or all that surprising, for Robert Peston has followed the familiar advice of writing what you know.
Set prior to the 1997 General Election, Gil Peck is about to secure a scoop regarding Labour's manifesto promises when he is told that his estranged government official sister Clare has been gravely injured in a hit-and-run accident. This prompts Gil to dig deeper and deeper into what has happened to Clare as election day approaches.
As someone with a fondness for non-fiction, I quite liked the use of diary entries in a fictional context, but that style of writing and the premise of a reporter getting caught up in the heart of a major crisis may not win too many awards for originality.
Equally, a debut novel by ITV's Political Editor focused on a journalist and set in the world of Westminster is important, but neither brave or all that surprising, for Robert Peston has followed the familiar advice of writing what you know.
Set prior to the 1997 General Election, Gil Peck is about to secure a scoop regarding Labour's manifesto promises when he is told that his estranged government official sister Clare has been gravely injured in a hit-and-run accident. This prompts Gil to dig deeper and deeper into what has happened to Clare as election day approaches.
As someone with a fondness for non-fiction, I quite liked the use of diary entries in a fictional context, but that style of writing and the premise of a reporter getting caught up in the heart of a major crisis may not win too many awards for originality.