The Accidental Spy

by Jacqueline George

Greg Armstrong is an oilfield engineer in Tabriz, a North African country which is mostly desert. He lives in the town of Sabah, a sea port that looks out on the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean.

Not everything is beautiful in Sabah, as Greg starts to discover when he accidentally witnesses a covert military operation. His life is normally complicated enough by the demands of living and working under a ramshackle, oppressive State, but now the dark underworld of international terrorism begins to enfold him. Only the strange expatriate community of Sabah stands between him and the Security police

Paperback

First published January 1, 2

About the author

Jacqueline lives in the far north of Queensland, Australia, on the shores of the Coral Sea. She has a house built for the tropical climate - on tall stilts and with walls that open to let the breeze blow through.

She lives with her husband who is easily managed, and her marmalade cat Rudy who definitely isn't.

Jacqueline writes romantic stories because she is an unrepentant romantic at heart. But she also loves travelling to interesting places and meeting new people, and they find a place in her stories too.

When she is not writing, she is kept busy by her garden which is still maturing. Right now her coconut trees look young and scrappy, but come back in five years and they will be towering over the house.

And what could be more romantic than a coconut palm?

Reviews

[Runningrabbit · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was definitely a good read. A fine plot and a most plausible charater! I also love books based in other locations where you learn something about the people and culture. Having travelled a bit myself, I had a good laugh about some of the experiences.

I reckon we could have a good sequel for this book...???

[Jacqueline George]

John Singe, author My Island Home

A tangled web of espionage and intrigue played out against the gritty background of the Tabrizi oil fields. The author employs her intimate knowledge of North Africa and the Mediterranean to weave an absorbing tale with more than its share of suspense and chicanery in exotic locations.
I was fascinated by the descriptions of life in the antediluvian world of Tabriz, and the variety of characters drawn to work in this bizarre domain.