The latest instalment being the arrest of Ms Rebekah Brooks, on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, as part of the investigation into phone hacking. Back 2010, the' Dial M book' claims that the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee decided not to push Rebekah Brooks to give evidence in early 2010 because they feared her retribution in the words of the former MP Adam Price, "if we went for her, they would go for us - effectively they would delve into our private lives in order to punish us."As for the allegations of cosy relations between News Corporation and the police are concerned, a serving police officer was arrested in Jan 2012, a former royal protection and counter terrorism police officer was arrested in May 2012 and thus far Detectives from Operation Elveden have now arrested 27 people over allegations that journalists made illegal payments to public officials and police officers. As for political figures, well the books interesting reading on that topic as well.The authors Dial M argue convincingly Rupert Murdoch shadow, if not his mode of business twisted the conditions in which hacking was expected to take place, not as an anomaly, but as part of a mode of doing business the success at all costs dictate which bent and ultimately break the rules. Murdoch seems to lurk behind each page in book of this book, he is rarely in the narrative physically, unless in the less congenial surroundings of the Leveson inquiry, as seen recently. The authors theorise, as the Sun newspaper was closed, after the revelations there, that News International may be sacrificed in order to protect News Corp group, and thus insulate the heart of its corporate dynasty - Rupert Murdoch?While there are detractors of the authors work in Dial M, I give one example from Ms J L Dico review in the Independent (UK). Ms Dico's assessment sited two areas of concern, the first being while the story is very topical and the media have `teased out' every minutia of detail - in essence was their, the authors, account of the time line of events really necessary and hence was there a need for Dial M book, as the narrative was already out `there' via various media outlets. From my perspective I would say yes there was.The other critique was the concern that Tom Watson was too close to the subject, as he involved in some of the events and his narrative smacks of self-interest as part author of Dial M. On this point I am still to make up my mind.The authors, Watson and Hickman, interlace the events of the past decade into a driven narrative that includes not only phone hacking but email interception, surveillance, burglary, cover-ups and political influence. For those who have lost track of what happened, or why it matters, this is a must read book