Hotel Melikov

Not every fishmonger can be a double agent. Return to an unnamed mountainous country in central Europe on the cusp of civil war. Enter once again Citizen Orlov, a former fishmonger who is now the Minister of Security for a government teetering on collapse. When tensions between the government and revolutionaries erupt, Orlov, hoping to escape the conflict and return to his normal life, is instead recruited by both sides to spy on the other. With war raging around them, the new king and his ministers are whisked away for safety to the highest point in the kingdom, the convent at the peak of Mount Zhotrykaw. But all is not what it seems at the convent, including the nuns, and Orlov discovers a sinister plot that forces him to choose whose side he is on. PART ONE - Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
PART TWO - Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
PART THREE - Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
PART FOUR - Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
PART FIVE - Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
"Payne follows Citizen Orlov with a superb sequel…Once again, the colorful comedic antics are complemented by shrewd plotting. It's another hugely enjoyable espionage satire from Payne."