DEDICATION for Shedley CONTENTS Cover Title Page Dedication Foreword Preface Introduction Section One: How to Spy General Tradecraft Unarmed Combat Weaponry Gadgets Stellar Navigation Tactical Driving Other Vehicles Poison Casinos Surveillance Interrogation Interrogation Resistance Escape and Evasion Wilderness Survival COBRAS Section Two: How to Drink Cocktail Recipes Section Three: How to Style Valets Clothes Shoes Personal Grooming Physical Fitness Section Four: How to Dine Dining Out Dining In Recipes Section Five: How to Women Amateurs For the Ladies Professionals The Archer Sutra Section Six: How to Pay for It Personal Finance Appendix A: Maps Appendix B: First Aid Appendix C: Archer’s World Factbook Afterword Selected Bibliography Acknowledgements About the Author Credits Copyright About the Publisher FOREWORD When HarperCollins first approached me to write the foreword to Sterling’s little book, I must admit that I was more than a bit taken aback. Not quite aghast, but definitely shocked, For one thing, Sterling has never been much of a reader. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, the only things he ever read growing up were pornographic comic books (we used to call them “Tijuana bibles,” but I’m sure that’s no longer considered polite, what with all these immigrants driving around everywhere in their lowriders, listening to raps and shooting all the jobs). So the thought of Sterling writing an actual book? With words? Yes, I was definitely shocked. I was also surprised to learn that HarperCollins wanted a “how-to” book for spies and didn’t ask me to write it. Needless to say, I have far more experience in all areas of espionage than Sterling will ever have. I also think I could have brought a great deal of profound wisdom and unique insight to such a book, due to my being not only a single mother, but also—and more importantly—an incredibly successful woman in a field almost entirely dominated by men. It probably would have been an inspiration to little girls and young women all over the world. Instead, I just assume you’ll be getting crudely drawn maps to every whorehouse on the planet, accompanied by a step-by-step guide about how to rid oneself of pubic lice. Which is all just as well, as far as I’m concerned: I am currently penning my memoirs—Secrets and Silk: The Malory Archer Story— and don’t wish to water down the brand. New York, New York