Squid

About the Book

A London mini-cab driver thinks the image of James Bond as a typical British Secret Agent is outmoded and needs to be replaced by a more democratic one in keeping with the contemporary era. Based on gossip he hears as a minicab driver from two of his regular fares who work for MI5 he discovers that there are more Russian spies currently in London than during the Cold War. Picking up leads, he starts investigating the activities of Ukrainian émigrés in London and, proceeding by trial and error, he manages to trace the whereabouts of a Russian master spy who goes by the code name of SQUID and proceeds to his arrest and demise.

About the Author

Elizabeth Greenwood studied sculpture at St. Martin’s School of Art, and in Florence and Rome. She had a classical education, preferring Greek to Latin for the richness of its vocabulary and her sculpture with its reference to Greek mythology reflects this predilection; she is also a dedicated writer. Apart from poetry, she enjoys producing emblematic fiction based on Mary Poppins’ philosophical song `a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down’, thus fulfilling the writer’s task as entertainer cum moralist, Both creative activities date from early childhood. Although they were largely ignored, she was fortunate in having been born into a family where close relatives had universal minds, uniting a passion for Literature with a keen interest in Politics, the Cinema and Science, especially Space Science. Officially, she began her writing career by producing educational scripts for the BBC World Wide Services which taught her the invaluable benefit of dedicated researching.