Our Man In Havana

The story of a reluctant spy who, finding himself out of his depth and a long way from oversight, plays on everyone's desire for secrets. Initially for his own advantage (or, rather, his daughter's advantage), he comes a to realise that his lies have consequences for those around him.

This is a brisk, satirical tale that nicely captures the seedy nature of Cold War competitiveness, each group trying to keep one-step ahead of the others, and all failing miserably. The characters are sympathetically drawn; none being definitively evil; all at the mercy of The Great Game.