The Tyrant’s Novel

In an oil-rich country terrorised by a tyrant known as The Great Uncle, war veteran and celebrated writer Alan Sheriff has a better life than most until his beautiful and beloved actress wife Sarah dies – and he is made an offer he can’t refuse.

He must write a great novel in three months – or else. If the writer no longer cares about his own life, he has friends. What follows is a terrifying trial as he battles with his conscience, Sarah’s memory, a good woman who wants to rescue him, a dark secret – and the most important deadline of his life . . .

Stark, terrifying and utterly compelling, ‘The Tyrant’s Novel’ is a gripping thriller and a chilling glimpse of an imaginary world that seems all too real.