A Pun-ful Title

"Head of State" by Andrew Marr   The Overlook Press   333 pages   $27.95

Marr is the former editor of the Independent (Brit newspaper) and  the BBC's Political Editor.  As such, he clearly understands The System across the pond.

After writing a series of serious books, this is his first foray into fiction and it's good.  It is set in 2017 and concerns itself with the passage - or not - of Britain into the Euro market.   

What about the title, you say?  It's a reference as to what happens when the Prime Minister suddenly dies at his desk, six days before this crucial vote. 

Heavy, heavy satire as well as humor and all the welcome for both of them.