El agente secreto

Synopsis of El agente secreto

A mystery story set in 1886 London, focusing on the life of a man named Verloc, an anarchist and spy in the pay of a foreign embassy—presumably the Russian one—who is asked to act as an agent provocateur to stir up social consciousness and force the British government to expel Russian anarchists. Based on real events, inspired by the figure of Martial Bourdin, who attempted to blow up the Greenwich Observatory in 1884, this spy novel is considered one of the best published in the 20th century. It is a unique work that contains intrigue, humor, and social commentary, touching on themes such as terrorism, moral ambiguity, love, and betrayal.