THE SECRET HOURS
Two years ago, a hostile prime minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating historical over-reaching by the British Secret Service. Monochrome's mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 officer. . . and allowed Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, the two civil servants seconded to the project, unfettered access to any and all confidential information in the Service archives in order to do so. But MI5's formidable First Desk did not become Britain's top spy by accident, and she has successfully thwarted the inquiry at every turn. Now the administration that created Monochrome has been ousted, the investigation is a total bust. . . and Griselda and Malcolm are stuck watching as their career prospects are washed away by the pounding London rain.