Sign-In
Cart
The King's Gambit: Treason
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Paul Smith
Published: May 19 2026
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.33 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The polished veneer of British politics hides a treacherous secret in The King's Gambit: Treason. Arthur Finch, the nation's esteemed Home Secretary, is a man above reproach-a pillar of stability, a voice of unwavering patriotism. But beneath the meticulously crafted facade lies a chilling truth: Arthur Finch is a ghost, a Russian sleeper agent, dormant for decades, now activated. His mission? To dismantle the UK government from within, sow discord among its highest ranks, and orchestrate the ultimate betrayal: the assassination of the Prime Minister.
As Finch masterfully manipulates events, fabricating scandals, twisting truths, and leveraging the ambitions of unsuspecting ministers, his network of lies begins to fray. DI Ben Carter, a tenacious detective with an instinct for the discordant, senses a pattern emerging, a calculated chaos that points to something far more sinister than political infighting.
The greatest threat to Finch's mission, however, comes from an unexpected quarter: his own daughter, Evelyn. A brilliant cybersecurity researcher, Evelyn's idealistic pursuit of truth inadvertently draws her closer to the heart of her father's deception.
As she uncovers digital anomalies and hidden vulnerabilities, she begins to question the man she once admired, forcing Finch to choose between his lifelong mission and the daughter whose very existence threatens to expose him.
With the Prime Minister's life hanging in the balance, and Carter closing in, Arthur Finch must navigate a deadly game of chess where every move has devastating consequences. Will his carefully constructed world collapse, or will the King's Gambit succeed, plunging a nation into chaos and forever altering the landscape of power?
Also from
Smith, Paul
Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire
Smith, Paul
Paperback
BULLEH SHAH PUNJABI SUFI POET Selected Poems: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Shah, Bulleh
Paperback
Zagreb Travel Guide 2024: The Ultimate Travel Book To Unveiling Zagreb's Hidden Gem (Croatia)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Croatia Travel Guide 2024: The Ultimate Travel Book To Unveiling Croatia's Hidden Gem
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Malta Travel Guide 2024: The Ultimate Travel Book To Unveiling Malta's & Gozo's Hidden Gem
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Cruel And Unusual Punishment: A Memoir of the Psychological Realities of Federal Prison
Smith, Paul
Hardcover
Is Your God Big Enough? Close Enough? You Enough?: Jesus and the Three Faces of God
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Cruel And Unusual Punishment: A Memoir of the Psychological Realities of Federal Prison
Smith, Paul
Paperback
How to Lose Weight: Step-by-step Instructions on How to Lose Those Extra Pounds
Smith, Paul
Paperback
DHAMMAPADA Gospel of the Buddha: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Meher Baba: THE ULTIMATE PIRATE (and the Shanghai of Imagination): A FABLE (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Stop Being an Explosive Kid: Angry management for kids (Emotions and feelings for kids and teens)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Four Days with Kenny Tedford: Life Through the Eyes of a Child Trapped in a Partially Blind & Deaf Man's Body
Smith, Paul
Tedford, Kenny
Paperback
Great Tribulation: The Complete Biblical Map of Tribulation, Wrath, and the Gathering of the Saints
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Valletta Travel Guide 2024: The Ultimate Travel Book To Unveiling Valletta's Hidden Gem (Malta)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
OMAR KHAYYAM Ruba'iyyat: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Khayyam, Omar
Paperback
MANSUR HALLAJ A Collection of his Poems & The Tawasin: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Hallaj, Mansur
Paperback
The Sufi Ruba'iyat of Abu Sa'id: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Sa'id, Abu
Paperback
Rose Garden of Mystery: Shabistari, Selected Poems: Mansur Hallaj: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Shabistari
Hallaj, Mansur
Paperback
Yunus Emre Selected Poems: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Emre, Yunus
Paperback
THE FIRST TWO URDU & SUFI POETS Qutub Shah & Wali Deccani: Selected Poems & Biographies (Large Print Edition)
Shah, Qutub
Deccani, Wali
Paperback
DAGH DEHLVI 'Last Great Poet of Mughal Period of Urdu Poetry.': Selected Poems (Large Print Edition)
Dehlvi, Dagh
Paperback
AL-SHUSHTARI The Great Sufi Poet of Andalusia SELECTED POEMS: Selected Poems (Large Print Edition)
Al-Shushtari
Paperback
RUBA'IYAT OF KHUSHAL The Sufi Saint, Poet & Warrior of Afghanistan: TRANSLATION & INTRODUCTION PAUL SMITH New Humanity Books (Large Print Edition)
Khattak, Khushal Khan
Paperback
NIYAZI MISRI A Perfect Master Sufi Poet of Turkey: Selected Poems (Large Print Edition)
Misri, Niyazi
Paperback
THE PRESENT SITUATION... The Word & the Breaking of the Silence of MEHER BABA: New Humanity Books
Smith, Paul
Paperback
THE MEVLIDI SHERIF by Suleyman Chelebi: Rhyming Poem on the Prophet's Birth & Life (Pocket Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
POEMS OF OMAR KHAYYAM Sufi Pocketbook Series: Translation & Introduction Paul Smith
Smith, Paul
Paperback
POEMS OF BEDIL Sufi Pocketbook Series...: Translation & Introduction Paul Smith
Smith, Paul
Paperback
POEMS OF BABA FARID Sufi Pocketbook Series: Translation & Introduction Paul Smith
Smith, Paul
Paperback
COMPLETE GHAZALS OF HAFEZ (Large Print & Large Format Edition): New Humanity Books (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
FUZULI... A Great Sufi Poet of the 16th Century. SELECTED POEMS: Translation & Introduction Paul Smith (Large Print Edition)
New Humanity Books
Paperback
Enlightened Poems of Mu'in Ud-Din Chishti: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Chishti, Mu'in Ud-Din
Paperback
Abu Nuwas: ARABIC'S GREAT, CONTROVERSIAL POET Selected Poems: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Nuwas, Abu
Smith, Paul
Paperback
SECRET OF BIRDS, FLOWERS, NATURE, ANIMALS & INSECTS A Sufi Allegory in Prose & Poetry: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Al-Muqaddasi, Azz-Eddin
Paperback
AHMED YESEVI & ALISHER NAVOI First Two Chagatai (Early Turkish) Sufi Master Poets: Selected Poems
Navoi, Alisher
Yesevi, Ahmed
Paperback
AHMED YESEVI FIRST TURKISH SUFI POET Selected Poems: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Yesevi, Ahmed
Paperback
Nazir Akbarabadi: SELECTED POEMS: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Akbarabadi, Nazir
Paperback
Abhangs & Bhajans of the Great Indian Bhakti Poet-Saints: Selected Poems (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Two Sufi Jesters: OBEYD ZAKANI & MULLA NASR UD-DIN: Stories, Jokes & Satires (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
The Poems of Parvin E'Tesami: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
The Three Greatest Female Sufi Persian Poets: Mahsati, Jahan & Makhfi (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
MOUSE & CAT (Mush u Gorbeh) by Obeyd Zakani.: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
THE ENCLOSED GARDEN OF THE TRUTH Hakim Sana'i: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Selected Stories & Satires of Obeyd Zakani: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Bhagavad Gita of Vyasa: (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Poet & Prisoner... Mas'ud Sa'd Salman: Habsiyyat, (prison-songs) & other Poems (Large Print Edition)
Salman, Mas'ud Sa'd
Paperback
MIRZA ABDUL-QADER BEDIL Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition): Translation & Introduction Paul Smith (Large Print Edition)
New Humanity Books
Paperback
SELECTED POEMS OF ZEB-UN-NISSA The Princess Sufi Poet 'Makhfi': (Large Print & Large Format Edition) (Large Print Edition)
Makhfi
Zeb-Un-Nissa
Paperback
SELECTED SUFI POEMS OF IQBAL (Large Print & Large Format Edition): Translation & Introduction Paul Smith (Large Print Edition)
New Humanity Books
Paperback
SUFI POEMS OF GHANI KASHMIRI (Large Print & Large Format Edition): Translation & Introduction Paul Smith (Large Print Edition)
New Humanity Books
Paperback
ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel: Selected Poems/Songs
Smith, Paul
Paperback
POEMS OF HUMA (MEHER BABA) Illustrated Edition: Translation & Introduction Paul Smith
Irani, Merwan S. S.
Paperback
DIVAN of MAHSATI Ruba'iyat of the Great Persian Female Poet: Translation & Introduction Paul Smith
Ganjavi, Mahsati
Paperback
DIVAN of NUND RISHI A Great Sufi Poet of Kashmir: Translation & Introduction Paul Smith
Rishi, Nund
Paperback
SHAHIN OF SHIRAZ - The Jewish Sufi Poet of the Time of Hafiz: Selected Poems
Shahin
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Ghazals of 'Attar & Those of His Translator, Paul Smith, Inspired by Them
Smith, Paul
'Attar
Paperback
Selected Poems from BOOK OF WISDOM (Divan-e Hikmet): AHMED YESEVI - First Turkish Sufi Master Poet
Yesevi, Ahmed
Paperback
The Urdu Poet Dagh Dehlevi & His Three More Famous Pupils Iqbal, Seemab & Jigar: Lives & Selected Poems (Ghazals)
Dehlevi, Dagh
Paperback
YUNUS EMRE - Ghazals: ?I came from the eternal, clothed myself in flesh, took the name Yunus.?
Emre, Yunus
Paperback
Three Great Sufi Poets of Andalusia: Abu Madyan, Ibn ?Arabi & Al-Shushtari - Selected Poems
Madyan, Abu
Al-Shushtari
Paperback
Three Great Abbasid Poets: Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi & al-Ma'arri, Lives & Poems
Al-Mutanabbi
Al-Ma'arri
Paperback
Hafiz of Shiraz: Book Two, The Middle Years: The Life, Poetry & Times of the Immortal Persian Poet
Smith, Paul
Paperback
Three Sufi Classics in Masnavi Form: Treasury of Mysteries, Rose Garden of Mystery & Book of Ecstasy
Shabistari
'Arifi
Paperback
Also in
Mystery & Thriller
The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume I: American Tabloid, the Cold Six Thousand; Introduction by Thomas Mallon
Ellroy, James
Hardcover
Coffin Road: An Utterly Gripping Crime Thriller from the Author of the China Thrillers
May, Peter
Paperback
Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Tie-In Edition): Book 1 of the Millennium Trilogy
Larsson, Stieg
Paperback
The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
Big Little Truths: Reese's Book Club: A Novel: The Sequel to Big Little Lies
Moriarty, Liane
Hardcover
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
Lawhon, Ariel
Hardcover