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London Spy: sex, spooks and the perfect murder.

Story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful excess.

In London Spy, the character Danny argues that storytelling of a different kind is at play.
Danny has had his heart broken many times already and the death of Alex seems to confirm a powerful fear that any intimate relationship is doomed (a fear that is particularly prevalent in the gay community, many of whose members grow up believing that their attraction to the same sex could end their careers and could also, thanks to HIV/Aids, end their lives).
He’s certain that even though his partner lied about his job as a spy, he didn’t lie about his true nature. Danny is sure that the “sex room” has been staged. There were no other sexual partners. They were destined to spend the rest of their life together. That is why Danny must fight: if he can prove that the Alex he knew – decent and genuinely looking for love – was the real Alex, then he can prove to himself that intimacy does not necessarily end in despair.
But as with any tale of espionage and double-dealing, Danny’s battle to uncover the truth about his partner is far from straightforward.