JimWormoldisanexpatriateEnglishmanlivinginpre-revolutionaryHavanawithhisteenagedaughterMilly.Heownsavacuumcleanershopbutisn'tverysuccessfulsoheacceptsanofferfromHawthorneoftheBritishSecretServicetorecruitanetworkofagentsinCuba.Wormoldhasn'tgotacluewheretostartbutwhenhisfriendDr.Hasselbachersuggeststhatthebestsecretsareknowntonoone,hedecidestomanufacturealistofagentsandprovidesfictionaltalesforthebenefitofhismastersinLondon.HeissoonseenasthebestagentintheWesternHemispherebutitallbeginstounravelwhenthelocalpolicedecodehiscablesandstartroundinguphis"network"andhelearnsthatheisthetargetofagroupouttokillhim.Writtenbygarykmcd