First published 1991
Wormold's daughter has grown expensive, so he accepts a mysterious Englishman's offer of easy money to become a spy. All he has to do is file reports on his "agents" - which he invents entirely. But his fabricated intel starts coming true, drawing him into a web of intrigue and danger he never signed up for. As the stakes escalate, Wormold must use his wits to survive a game of espionage he never wanted to play. In the end, this reluctant hero discovers that even fake spycraft can have very real consequences.
Genres: fiction, satire, humor, adventure, espionage
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Africa, West Africa, Havana
Period: Colonial Era
221 pages · Paperback · Pocket