pLondon, 2016, and the lead-up to the EU referendum. The liberal consensus in Europe is breaking down and no one knows exactly what will replace it. As always, there are those with an eye on the main chance.pp ppIn the course of investigating the disappearance of a prominent Eurosceptic MP, MI7 agent John Mordred finds himself under hostile scrutiny from obscure figures within his own organisation. It quickly turns out that his investigation and theirs may not be entirely independent of each other. Behind all the intrigues, arguments and accusations, much greater, darker forces are coming into play. Forces whose existence hardly anyone suspects. pp pp... Yet.pp ppAnd the stakes are high enough to make even MI7's best agent dispensable. pp ppSet and written in the run-up to the 2016 UK referendum on EU membership, emThe New Europeansem deals with the shifting global power-balance in the second decade of the 21st century. ppbrppbrp