This is a frame story: A story within a story about a story which may, or may not be entirely a work of fiction. Readers will not only notice early on in the novel the narrative point of view switches between characters, and that the timeline is not static; but, also, events within the sub-plots as well as personal interplay and action will be linked to the closing chapters. The guts of the tale lies in the encounters between friends, international criminals, spies, and a female journalist who found great pleasure whenever she was near anyone thriving on the razor's edge. 'The Notional Agent' is also a tale that confirms the depths of loneliness experienced by people who are saddled with the feeling of bewilderment in a fragmented society.