Argylle

by Elly Conway

There are definite advantages to being a middle-aged woman, society’s least visible demographic, at the top of the foremost secret service in the world. If no one even sees you, how could they ever suspect you of holding one of the most powerful positions on the planet? On the flip side, you have to get used to people’s eyes sliding off you, searching for your boss, who they feel sure must be right behind you, to having rules painstakingly explained to you that you yourself came up with.