Published by CUSTOM BOOK PUBLICATIONS Classic imprint Move over James Bond. Here comes Francis Drake. No, not the famous explorer but an insurance broker who travels all over the world for his work and is recruited into the British Secret Service. Soon he is up to his neck in international intrigue. A Palestinian agent dies, so does an American financial agent. Bodies begin toppling. Drake becomes a target for various Middle Eastern factions, including Hamas. His comfortable existence as an international gypsy, well paid and well laid turns into something of a nightmare.

But Drake is an astute Scotsman and he adapts to his new role and begins to enjoy it. So remember, the name is Drake . Francis Drake.