Gove picks up sinister thriller minutes after being sacked where main character is accused of killing their boss
Or maybe it was just a bit of light reading for his upcoming holiday...
IS Michael Gove already plotting his revenge on Theresa May after being brutally axed from the Cabinet today?
After being sacked this morning by Theresa May, the ex Justice Minister fled parliament to a bookshop in upmarket Kensington.
It was a mighty fall from grace for the former frontbencher who just days ago harboured ambitions of moving into No10 himself after throwing his hat into the ring for the Tory leadership, ruthlessly knifing Boris Johnson in the process.
He was pictured flicking through books in Waterstones with recess looming and much more spare time on his hands.
One of the sinister thrillers which took his fancy was the Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre.
The “dark psychological thriller” centres on a character who is “haunted by the things she can't remember - and visions from the past she will never forget”.
The plot involves the lead character being suspected of murdering their boss.
Mr Gove and journalist wife Sarah Vine were branded “the Macbeths” of British politics – accused of stabbing fellow Brexiteer BoJo in the back just as he was on the cusp of seizing power.
Mr Johnson pulled out of the race while Mr Gove was knocked out in the second round of voting after securing the backing of just 46 MPs.
He was one of the first of David Cameron’s cronies to be dismissed this morning by telephone.