London: Frederick Muller Limited, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The demise of the provost of Lancaster sets off a chain of disgraceful doings. A novel set in the world of Academe which is one of scurrilous intrigue, plagued by incompetence, senility, fanaticism, atrophy and casual lust - though nevertheless 'a decent kind of place'." 197 pp. ISBN: 0-091738393.