Longhand and Lotsmore

[Adam Scribentis]

LONGHAND AND LOTSMORE by Adam Scribentis (2024, second edition 2025)

A satirical thriller in the tradition of Evelyn Waugh. Monsignor Ralph Longhand, a Holy See diplomat, and ex-Army officer Peter Lotsmore both 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)

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[Adam Scribentis]

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[Adam Scribentis]

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“Actually, I’m ex-Army,” said Peter.
“Really? Then you don’t find this sort of thing unbelievably boring?”
“It’s a sort of hobby.”
“A hobby?” she echoed, as they entered the auditorium. “What do you do for a day job? Or is daytime your time for hobbying?”
“My job is hobbying,” he smiled, as they sat down. He realized with mild alarm not only how much he was enjoying her company, but how accustomed she was used to pulling pins of information like a magnet. He’d have to watch it. (From Ch. II)