![]() ![]() ![]() The pair immediately set about exploring bars, playing chess (hence “The Spanish Game”), following the Madrid tradition of eating late and returning home at dawn. Saul is the type who pounces on the foibles of his friends while unable to manage his own life, accusing Alec of being paranoid that “the incident” is largely is his mind but otherwise has all but been forgotten. His domestic routine is disrupted by the arrival of Saul, his oldest friend from England, whose marriage has folded. Old habits die hard: he is constantly vigilant of being followed, keeping a bag of funds and false passport ready for escape. He works for English investment bank Endiom and is sleeping with his employer Julian’s Spanish wife, Sofía. The liar is always vulnerable to his own deceit.įive years on from a botched industrial espionage project for MI6, Alec Milius is living in exile in Madrid. ![]()
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