Two Books by Michael Laws.

“The Demon Profession” 395 pages, large format paperback in very good condition. This insider’s account of what really happens in the corridors of power is the most devastating political memoir ever published in NZ. Michael Laws is a shrewd observer and an astute political commentator. The only person to have worked for both Jim Bolger and Winston Peters, he has been in a unique position to observe the political developments of the country. With acute perception and biting wit, he analyses the people, the processes and the policy, and concludes that real power lies with the bureaucrats.

“Dancing with Beelzebub” 319 pages, large format paperback in very good condition. Still reeling from the accidental death of his fiancée, Regan Paul returns from Washington to his home town of Wanganui, hoping to become a National candidate in the forthcoming general election. However, he finds a town equally depressed after the shock closure of the main employer and the unsolved brutal murders of two young children. Against this backdrop he becomes under the bewitching spell of the mysterious Mandy Essen, and finds himself entrapped in a web of sensational events that threaten both his campaign and his life.

Both are very entertaining reads.