The Hairless Mexican (Heathen Short)

William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English playwright and author whose clinical prose and worldly detachment shaped early modern fiction. Drawing on his own experience working for the British Secret Service, Maugham distilled the quiet dread of espionage into stories that read less like fiction and more like confession. Teeming with quiet realism and psychological depth, "The Hairless Mexican" is one such confessional. This compact tale sees British agent Ashenden paired with a pro...