Gabriel Dax, a travel writer and occasional agent for MI6, is sent to Nicaragua in the spring of 1963. His task is to interview a leftist politician who may become the country’s next president. The meeting is arranged, but Dax is blindfolded and driven for hours to reach Tiago—who then refuses to speak with him. The next day, Tiago is assassinated and a military coup takes power. Dax heads to New York to continue research for his book, only to be stabbed and hospitalized. Back in England, MI6 sends him to Berlin to 'bump into' a dangerous figure he previously encountered in Guatemala—now believed to be planning an attack on JFK during an upcoming visit. Working alongside the CIA, Dax conducts surveillance and confirms that an assassination is indeed in the works. On the day of JFK’s 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech, he spots the would-be assassin and alerts the local police. Then, noticing an open window above, he intervenes in time to stop a second gunman.
Hints of police complicity, as well as possible Mafia and CIA involvement, linger in the background—alongside the specter of a lone gunman—matters that weigh on Gabriel’s mind on the 22nd of November. Excellent.
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