It was Thornhill's first mission and Golay's last... Thomas Thornhill just arrived in Amsterdam on his first undercover assignment, his first spy mission as he likes to call it. His handler, Mallory, informed him it would be simple. Have a conversation with an older gentleman named Golay and see what 'secrets' he has for their agency. But Thornhill doubts the simplicity of it when his superior tells him the mission is off the books and sends an ex-marine sniper, Jones, with him. His doubts were not wrong... Before Thornhill knows it, he and his associates are racing to stay out of the crosshairs of a prostitution ring. At the same time trying to unravel the mystery surrounding Golay and why he has the attention of both small-time thugs and international spy agencies. The story continues in the sequel The Dragon and the Lumberjack.
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