This image is the cover for the book The Enemies of Nicolo Basti

The Enemies of Nicolo Basti

In a near future where the Catholic Church has declared that choral music is inappropriate for the Eucharistic liturgy, the Patriarchy of Venice remains the only diocese that has not yet conformed. The Cardinal patriarch must navigate a series of complicated challenges, including the involvement of his niece with the city’s police commissioner and the interests of powerful individuals in government and international trade. As dissent grows and escalates into social, political, and criminal consequences, the independent state of Venice is also dealing with the approaching Historical Regatta. In the midst of it all, a conspiracy erupts on the Lagoon during the climax of the gondoliers’ race. Follow the twists and turns of this gripping tale in The Enemies of Nicolo Basti.

Lance Haward

Lance Haward is a retired solicitor. Formerly the country’s leading specialist and lecturer on the Law of Education, with numerous technical publications to his name. Also articles and short stories, including prize winners. Sometime member of the London Diocesan Board of Education, and the London Diocesan Council and Synod. Appearances on many television quiz/chat shows – the only person to have won the Brain of Mensa (three times) as well as BBC’s University Challenge. Currently editing two journals under the auspices of British Mensa. Rather addicted to the alternative splendours of chess, madrigals, skiing and thoroughbred racehorses.

Austin Macauley Publishers