Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1973). Hardcover first edition - A writer is assigned to write the biography of a living monarch - the exiled king of a small but strategic country in southwestern Asia, he is planning a coup to return to power, but it soon becomes clear to the author that he will be dead before his plan succeeds. A psychological thriller which combines political relevance with suspense, the author best known for "Z." Translated from the Greek by Mary Kelley. 216 pp. Dust jacket design by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-672521393.