Whilst many of his schoolmates opted for a life of crime, Frank ended up going one better. He became a politician. His rise up the greasy pole has seen his career reach Cabinet status, and the myriad of problems that accompany it - a wife, a mistress, and a spin-doctor screaming for him to choose between the two. The result is a woman severely scorned, but one who hadn't reckoned on the twisted loyalty of Frank's old friends . . . Social Security Secretary Diane has a past that is equally chequered. Labelled 'the vilest lady in the country', she has the sort of sexual appetite that would cause even Bill Clinton to blush. Her newest office recruit Edward is everything she could wish for: young, good-looking and completely besotted with her. But rather than make her life complete, he is about to make it heartrendingly complicated . . .
