Jack of Spies, David Downing

Take an English businessman with a uncanny knack for languages, give him a few ‘tasks’ to do while he’s selling luxury cars around the globe and you have Jack McColl. McColl’s Scottish roots are going to come in handy, he’s been a part-time spy for several years and as 1913 rolls to a close he realizes that the spy game is calling him, luring him into dangerous waters. Using the luxury car business for cover he’s picked up some useful intelligence in China, along with the radical but feminine journalist Caitlin Hanley.

Jack falls for Caitlin but she may not feel the same way. Her San Francisco based family has ties to some dangerous alliances, connections that Jack may have to exploit to complete his mission. The world is lurching towards war; and Jack’s got to choose between his personal and professional lives, and either decision will cost him dearly.