What is it like to be the personal doctor of a dictator? Gilles Foden’s gripping thriller tells of a young medic from Scotland who gets drawn into ruthless and absurd events unfolding during Idi Amin’s rule in Uganda. As he learns the president’s thoughts and plans firsthand, Dr. Harrigan experiences conflicting feelings—admiration alongside disgust. When the country sinks into chaos amid civil war, he realizes that it’s necessary at last to make the right decision—but which direction should he run?