Not my favorite, but still a good decent read. I like the tension between the married man who wants to divulge secrets to his observant wife (but can't), and the need to protect by not saying much at all. Glad that McInnes often writes (convincingly) about happily married couples. For some reason, other than some specific scenes (like the uncovering of spies-within-spies in Brimmer's office), I didn't connect with this book as much as with others, perhaps because the Death List was listed so often. Favorite side character: Christopher the British ex-spy and gardening expert, happily pottering away in retirement.