In the grimy backstreets of London, Adolf Verloc operates a quiet shop while secretly working as a spy under surveillance. Serving both a foreign embassy and the British police, he is caught in a web of double-dealing and rising political unrest. Pressured by authorities, he is ordered to incite an act of terrorism?targeting the Greenwich Observatory. The narrative’s early chapters expose the moral decay and hypocrisy of modern society, unfolding with dark irony. Around Verloc, characters like his wife Winnie and her mentally challenged brother Stevie are introduced, gradually revealing emotional complexity amid looming dread.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale Part 1 | 경남교육 전자도서관
