Defence of the Realm

the long version

From the back cover: "EX DEFENCE MP IN KGB SEX SCANDAL For Dennis Markham, Labour MP and anti-nuclear campaigner, it is the end of a career. To Nick Mullen, ace reporter for the popular press, it's just another story. For the British Government it's a profound relief. But when Vernon Bayliss, distinguished journalist, a colleague of Nick's and an old friend of Dennis Markham, dies in unexplained circumstances, Nick senses a bigger story. The trail leads from a borstal break out, via an American air base in East Anglia, to the well-upholstered confines of a London club. But who is trying to cover up what - and why?"