In a tavern in Buenos Aires, a novice agent drowns his recent failure in beer and tobacco smoke, bracing for his father's scolding but instead receives one last chance: succeed or die.
George is thrown into an undercover mission in post-war Francoist Spain, where he must infiltrate a secluded nation and dive into a sea of intrigue, where alliances and information are as volatile as his own identity.
A tale of espionage, smuggling, and survival, exploring the depths of loyalty and betrayal through a young man that must learn that, sometimes, control is just an illusion.
“Pure literary realism”
— UNO Editorial, publisher
“A noir tale of spies and traitors in post-war southern Spain, where the dice of life and death are cast in a world of constant change and deception.”
— A. Valderrama, writer