Elly Conway, an introverted spy novelist who seldom leaves her home, is drawn into the real world of espionage when the plots of her books get a little too close to the activities of a sinister underground syndicate. When Aidan, a spy, shows up to save her (he says) from being kidnapped or killed--or both, Elly and her beloved cat Alfie are plunged into a covert world where nothing and nobody is what it seems.