Our Man in Hackney

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Artie isn't a fighter. He hates confrontation. </strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>So why is he the one expected to stop an atrocity?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As a graphic designer at a London agency Artie Clark is used to odd briefs - but nothing quite like being asked to steal a password from a colleague.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What begins as a favour too awkward to refuse quickly spirals into something far more serious. When he's approached by MI5 Artie begins a second life of covert encounters with dangerous extremists. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gone is his comfortable routine of tea in his Dalston flat and nights out at the local gay bar. Suddenly he's navigating a world of big characters with grandiose plans and trying to stop a monstrous plot before it's too late.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Our Man in Hackney</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a darkly comic crime caper that blends espionage absurdity and emotional depth. Perfect for fans of Mick Herron Richard Osman or early Ben Aaronovitch it's a witty warm-hearted debut with bite exploring how ordinary people can get caught up in extraordinary situations.</span></p>