mariotheodorou
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Three years since the death of Queen Victoria and the ascension of her son, Edward VII to the throne. In that time, the decline of the British Empire has accelerated, the economy has stuttered, Scott has gone to the South Pole, and Liberal politician, Felix Grey has been parachuted into Number Ten on the crest of a populist wave. The third youngest Prime Minister in history and the son of a Suffragette, Felix is modern and progressive, but also inexperienced, self-deprecating and doubtful. Having taken on the Conservative old guard in the House of Commons, Felix has found his policies continually blocked and his time in power dogged by his inability to affect any real change. When a member of the House of Lords is abducted from the East India Club and a mysterious card found, Felix begins to dig into the crime, desperate to be of service to the people he represents. A trip to Corpus Christi, to consult bumbling Texan professor, Abe Woodruff, only cements Felix's infatuation with the mystery, and he begins to neglect his role as Prime Minister in favour of traversing the city, surreptitiously chasing clues and following up on leads. With public approval disappearing under a spate of factory disasters, and the emergence of the German and American economies making the front pages, Felix's premiership is suddenly under attack from all sides. Lost and despairing for his career, Felix is in a race against time to fight off his enemies, unmask the perpetrators, find the missing Lords and solve the case, all while protecting his identity and preserving his position as the British Prime Minister.โฆ