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Brigitte en Acción
Catalog Entry "Brigitte en Acción: Champán con Guindas" is a spy thriller by Lou Carrigan (1968) featuring the agent known as "Baby" or Brigitte Montfort. The narrative opens with a prologue, "Sangre en el Mar" (Blood at Sea), depicting the death of operative Gilberto Sierra on a tropical island, who sacrifices himself protecting a valuable briefcase destined for contact Héctor Benjumea in Ciudad Andina. Two frogmen successfully retrieve it from the sea. The main story begins with Brigitte at her apartment, where CIA Section Chief Charles Pitzer briefs her on an unusual assignment: rather than working for the CIA, she will serve as an informant for the United Nations. Brigitte, a vain and witty operative who prefers tropical climates to winter, learns that the UN Secretary-General has specifically requested her services for an unspecified mission in the tropics. The narrative establishes Brigitte's character through flirtation and banter while setting up the UN mission's mysterious purpose.