{"id":21768,"date":"2023-03-31T09:02:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=21768"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:44:13","slug":"his-quiet-agent-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21768","title":{"rendered":"His Quiet Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"

His Quiet Agent<\/a><\/em> (2017) Ada Maria Soto<\/a> (The Agency)<\/p>\n

\"His<\/a>Comfort reread.<\/p>\n

His supervisor sighed. “Agent Drams, no one knows who you are.” <\/p>\n

“We’re a black budget government agency. No one is supposed to know who we are.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Arthur looked over at The Alien. It was a Go Away sign, but it was a very specific type of go away sign; it was the kind that said \u2018Look at Me Just for A Moment. I’m Weird. If you talk to me you’re going to decide I’m weird and not like me so let’s just save both of us the public discomfort of you feeling the need to reject me.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I’m sure there’s a culture somewhere where silently shoving finger food at someone is an acceptable form of courting. Hobbits maybe.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I have a strong skill set in organizing complicated events involving people with disparate personalities on little notice. From what is listed in your personnel file, I thought you could use the assistance.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Publisher: Rookery Publishing<\/p>\n

Rating: 9.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

His Quiet Agent (2017) Ada Maria Soto (The Agency) Comfort reread. His supervisor sighed. “Agent Drams, no one knows who you are.” “We’re a black budget government agency. No one is supposed to know who we are.” Arthur looked over at The Alien. 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