Longhand and Lotsmore

A satirical thriller in the tradition of Evelyn Waugh. Two English Catholics, one a Holy See diplomat, the other a former Army officer, revisit the Republic of Sardoniki, where Vasilissa, the malfeasant President, contends with autonomists, journalists, the judiciary, the local Orthodox hierarchy and her own military chief of staff during an incendiary week in politics. (50,000 words)