Jack of Spies Author:David Downing A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers Pick A Library Journal Editor's Pick It is 1913, and the world is teetering on the brink of war. Jack McColl, a Scottish car salesman with an uncanny ear for languages, has always hoped to make a job for himself as a spy. As his sales calls take him from city to great city, he moonlights collectin... more »g intelligence for His Majesty's Navy. But British espionage is in its infancy, and Jack has only a shoestring budget and very tenuous protection from far-away London.« less