The Honorary Consul William Collins is obliged to return to

is obliged to return to court but

it is the beginning of a terrifying struggle in which Sally will have to fight

But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered

"This is such an important

The Honorary Consul William Collins is obliged to return toCharley Fortnum is the 'Honorary Consul', a whisky sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of rebels. As Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor, negotiates with revolutionaries and the authorities for Fortnum's release, the corruption of both becomes evident. In this spare, tense novel, Graham Greene explores the morality of a political system that turns priests into killers.