The Rookie's Guide to Espionage by Dave Sinclair

Author:Dave Sinclair
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780648221418
Publisher: Dave Sinclair

Before Eva met with Volmer, she needed to check in with her handler. With her supposed partner being thrown out of the country, Eva needed to find out where she stood.

“Hey Paul.”

“Hey Evie. Still Australian?”

“Effin oath, mate. Still a pommie git?”

“The pommiest.” The pleasantries out of the way, Paul leapt straight in. “I received your report and we’ve done some digging.”

Eva had asked Paul to investigate both Isabella and Volmer. She wanted more information on who she was working with, although the former was less of an issue now.

“I’m sure it will be no surprise that spy agencies do not normally share resumes.”

Eva didn’t answer. She knew Paul would have something, so there was no use asking.

“However,” Paul said, and Eva smirked, “it is always wise to know who your allies are.”

“You spy on other spies?” Eva tsked. “I’m shocked.” She really wasn’t.

“Evie, this is the world’s second oldest profession, we’ve been at this for a while. We know what we’re doing.”

Eva thought that sometimes it resembled the world’s oldest profession, but decided not to mention that.

“They both have exemplary records. Isabella is highly skilled in,” he paused as if reading, “ah, many lethal things. She’d be good to have in a scrape. There’s some sort of investigation into a liaison with another operative but the details are sketchy. Apart from that, she’s dreadfully highly regarded. Some say a future leader of the whole ball of wax.”

That didn’t surprise Eva. In their short time together Isabella had seemed extremely driven, and happy to take advantage of her station. Emptying a fancy restaurant in Lyon for a chat and a smoke was the first example that came to mind.

“But that may all be over now she’s back in France,” Paul continued. “The way I hear it, her political enemies are using Vienna as leverage. Politics is everywhere, I’m afraid.”

“You are well informed.”

Paul paused. “Spy.” Eva could feel his smugness radiating through the phone. “I’ll send you her file. We have some information on the midget as well.”

“Pretty sure you can’t say ‘midget’, Paul.”

“Can’t I? It’s so hard to keep up with what’s politically correct.”

“You’ll find ‘midget’ is highly offensive to those with dwarfism. I think the States prefer ‘Little People’, but ‘person with dwarfism’ is accepted everywhere else. Ideally, you just call them by their name.”

“How are you so knowledgeable about such things?”

“It’s called Google, dude.”

“Ah, I’ve heard of that,” he said dryly. “Anyway, he checks out, too. Although apparently he has a temper, so that’s probably why he’s not higher up.”

“Is that a short joke?”

“It is now.”

Eva told him about the mysterious text from Volmer. Paul being Paul, he already knew Isabella’s phone was on its way to Trevor.

He cleared his throat. “How did you get her phone, Eva?”

“Ah, I was hanging around and there it was.”

“Right.” His tone made it clear he didn’t believe a word of it. “Evie, you need to stop being so reckless. Leaping off balconies, jumping on Ferris wheels, these are not the actions of an MI6 agent who still wants to have a job by Christmas.

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