Watch out for the titty man on the cover!

Despite the ridiculous cover featuring the titty man right here we have a very smart book camouflage as romance. Lots of very well done spionage drama, really well research history of France and Britain, tons of understanding of languages and how it changes the tone of your voice and speech pattern. Lots of great dialogue that is witty and never boring.
The kicker?
It's slow and never does deliver a full dose of charge adrenaline as the story commands. I also have to complain that the sex scenes are very much glossed over. A good read if you are in the mood to be forgiving and have lots of patience.