Shane Collins, the protagonist of The Peacock and the Sparrow, is a late-career spy playing out the string in a minor post in the kingdom of Bahrain. Rebellion is in the air, but the main opposition group is poorly-funded and lacking in weapons and material. Collins has a source inside the group, but isn’t sure how much he really knows and how much he is willing to divulge. Collins is also struggling to impress his much-younger boss, partly because he finds it hard to respect […]