the last book I ever read (The Carpenter's Pencil: A Novel of the Spanish Civil War, excerpt five)

from The Carpenter's Pencil: A Novel of the Spanish Civil War by Manuel Rivas:

“Anarchists and Communists are constantly at each other’s throats. The other day, at the tobacco factory in Coruña, they almost came to blows. A strange creature, this Da Barca fellow!”

“He seems to act on his own. As a link.”

“Well, don’t take your eye off him. He’s clearly up to no good!”