You Know What's Going On

You Know What's Going On

"You Know What's Going On" is a novella (47 pages in the printed edition) originally published in <i>Agents of Treachery</i>, an espionage-fiction anthology edited by Otto Penzler.<div><br />Like my recent books (<i>The Tourist</i>, <i>The Nearest Exit</i>), "You Know What's Going On" deals with spies and spying, but with this story I wanted to move away from the European setting of most of my novels, and into Africa--specifically, Kenya and Somalia. I also wanted to deal with something I've kept at arm's length--Muslim extremism. Add to this Somali pirates, self-loathing Western agents, and a disastrous stop-over in Rome before heading on to Nairobi, and you have...well, you have the makings for some explosions.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy it. If you do, then of course don't resist the impulse to run out and purchase my back catalog, but I'd also suggest picking up a copy of <i>Agents of Treachery</i>--it's an excellent collection for any fan of spy fiction. For fans of the genre, I'd call it required reading.<br /> </div>