James Norval had always dreamed of being an undercover operative with Canada's spy agency, CSIS. He even applied after university but was turned down. Instead he becomes a very successful thriller writer, channeling those dreams into his undercover agent character Hunter Chase. He gets his chance to live out his dream when CSIS approaches him to assist with a secret mission. I loved the growth in understanding between Norval and Coop -- the secret agent writer with all his unworkable ideas and the real secret agent who has to make it all work.
I love novels about writers and this one is delicious -- comic, thrilling and endearing. This is my first Terry Fallis, and now I'm eager to read his other books. Thank you, Penguin Random House and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this entertaining book.