The tissues are reporting that Australian man Harry Nicolaides has been arrested in Thailand on lese majeste charges. Google didn't take long to find what seems to be the source of this man's troubles - his latest book 'Verisimilitude'. I won't potentially add to his troubles by quoting, but you can read a description here:
http://www.akha.org/content/bookreviews ... itude.html
Sounds a bit like an unexpurgated Handley. The phrase 'red rag to a bull' comes to mind.