Sophie M'Benga is dead, her body discovered at her place of business, where she had been engaged on the development of sophisticated imaging software for use by the military. The software is no longer there... Suspicious that the Secret Service itself might have been compromised, the powers that be call in the help of an external agent, Mike Logan, the Provincial Eye. "Provincial Spy" leads the reader through the trail of evidence, clues, investigative procedures, fights, deceptions and downright devilment that eventually bring Logan to an astounding conclusion. Who can be trusted? Who is likely to arrange for your permanent removal from the planet? In this tale of undercover mayhem, the reader learns a little more about Mike Logan and his faithful companion of a week, Adrian Upton. Characters mentioned previously in the "Provincial Eye" stories are encountered, together with a first appearance of the enigmatic and deadly Shane Steele.