Author Description

In this sprightly early '60s spy thriller, repressed sexual tension between Jack Mallory, who works for the Consultancy--a freelance firm that acquires and sells world-class secrets--and Laura Morse, who's on loan from the CIA, threatens their partnership. (Laura thinks Jack thinks she's a lesbian, but is certain he'll never know one way or the other unless she tells him.) Add to this a young recruit who's uptight about being part "Negro."