The Nobody File (Paperback, Reading Age 10-16)
He was the last person anyone would choose. And that was the point.
Eighteen-year-old Jamie Vale has never stood out.
His A-level results are disappointing. His friends are moving on without him. A place at a good university seems increasingly unlikely, and Jamie has no clear idea what he is supposed to do with the rest of his life.
Then he finds an unusual job advertisement.
No degree required. Full training provided. Surprisingly good pay.
The position at Meridian Data Services sounds painfully ordinary: examine shipping records, invoices, hotel bookings, reports and other pieces of routine information, then mark anything that appears inconsistent.
Jamie accepts the job because he has few other options.
What he does not know is that Meridian is not an ordinary company—and Jamie was not recruited by accident.
Jamie possesses an exceptionally rare ability to recognise patterns, contradictions and anomalies hidden inside enormous amounts of seemingly unrelated information. He notices the detail that does not belong, the number that repeats too often and the tiny change everyone else has overlooked.
At first, his discoveries seem unimportant.
Then a repeated temperature reading connects several international shipments. A colleague suddenly disappears. Someone enters Jamie’s bedroom without taking anything. A stranger follows him through London. And an anonymous message warns him to stop looking.
Jamie gradually discovers that his boring office work is connected to a covert national-security operation. Someone is quietly altering information across multiple systems, creating a false picture of reality that could push governments towards a catastrophic confrontation.
The people behind it know Jamie has noticed.
Now the teenager who spent his life believing he was ordinary must enter a world of surveillance, deception and divided loyalties. He must decide whom he can trust, confront the fear that he is completely out of his depth and learn that courage does not mean being fearless.
It means choosing what matters more than fear.
The Nobody File is an intelligent, suspenseful British espionage novel combining international conspiracy, modern surveillance and high-stakes mystery with a deeply human coming-of-age story.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
- Contemporary espionage and intelligence thrillers
- Unlikely and underestimated heroes
- Conspiracies hidden inside ordinary information
- Suspenseful stories set in Britain and Europe
- Complex friendships, difficult choices and moral dilemmas
- Page-turning mysteries with clues readers can notice for themselves
Book Details
Title: The Nobody File
Author: Eric Henry
Publisher: Questbound Studios Ltd
Edition: First Edition
First published: 2026 in the United Kingdom
ISBN: 978-1-0669226-9-7
Recommended reading age: 14+ and adult crossover readers
Interior: Black-and-white text with selected monochrome sketch-style illustrations
Finished book size: approximately 132 × 197 mm