Whispers of Betrayal is a 2000 novel by
Michael Dobbs that tells the third story in the Tom Goodfellowe series.[1] It details a group of military officers who try to topple the Prime Minister.
Character list
Tom Goodfellowe MP - Backbench MP, protagonist, offered a senior Cabinet job by Vertue at the end of the novel.
Colonel Peter Amadeus - Army Officer who wants to bring down the Prime Minister.
Jonathan Bendall MP - UK Prime Minister, resigns at the end of the book, served for 3 and a half years. Based on
Tony Blair
George Vertue MP - Chancellor of the Exchequer, becomes Prime Minister after Bendall's resignation, based on
Gordon Brown
Noel O. Hope MP - Was the Home Secretary, forced to resign by Bendall, initials were N.O Hope, based on
Jack Straw
Gerald Earwick MP - Defence Secretary, succeeds Hope as Home Secretary, served for around a month before being forced to resign over a gay affair leaked by the plotters. Based on
David Blunkett
Colonel Abel Gittings OBE - Former Signals Officer, senior Ministry of Defence official. Was Mary's commanding officer
Mary - A soldier in the Signals regiment who joins Amadeus in his plot.
Scully - A soldier who is divorced who joins Amadeus as well, dies destroying Battersea power station
McKenzie - Another plotter
Payne - Another plotter
Lord "Frankie" - Lord Chancellor, personal friend of Bendall, based on
Charles Falconer.
Eddie Rankin MP - Chief Whip, knows Goodfellowe personally. Based on
Nick Brown
Whispers of Betrayal is a 2000 novel by
Michael Dobbs that tells the third story in the Tom Goodfellowe series.[1] It details a group of military officers who try to topple the Prime Minister.
Character list
Tom Goodfellowe MP - Backbench MP, protagonist, offered a senior Cabinet job by Vertue at the end of the novel.
Colonel Peter Amadeus - Army Officer who wants to bring down the Prime Minister.
Jonathan Bendall MP - UK Prime Minister, resigns at the end of the book, served for 3 and a half years. Based on
Tony Blair
George Vertue MP - Chancellor of the Exchequer, becomes Prime Minister after Bendall's resignation, based on
Gordon Brown
Noel O. Hope MP - Was the Home Secretary, forced to resign by Bendall, initials were N.O Hope, based on
Jack Straw
Gerald Earwick MP - Defence Secretary, succeeds Hope as Home Secretary, served for around a month before being forced to resign over a gay affair leaked by the plotters. Based on
David Blunkett
Colonel Abel Gittings OBE - Former Signals Officer, senior Ministry of Defence official. Was Mary's commanding officer
Mary - A soldier in the Signals regiment who joins Amadeus in his plot.
Scully - A soldier who is divorced who joins Amadeus as well, dies destroying Battersea power station
McKenzie - Another plotter
Payne - Another plotter
Lord "Frankie" - Lord Chancellor, personal friend of Bendall, based on
Charles Falconer.
Eddie Rankin MP - Chief Whip, knows Goodfellowe personally. Based on
Nick Brown