{"product_id":"9780241761137","title":"The Predicament - William Boyd","description":"\u003cp\u003eBritain's most beloved storyteller returns with a twisting adventure of obsessive love and elegant espionage . . . ---`Extravagantly enjoyable' THE TIMES`William Boyd once again brings to the spy novel his particular storytelling genius' MICK HERRON`Boyd is one of my favourite authors - he never disappoints' KATE ATKINSON`The Predicament is ingenious, thrilling and wonderfully entertaining' JOHN BANVILLE'Boyd's addictive storytelling is at its very best as he navigates a collision of chance, ambition and human frailty' HER MAJESTY QUEEN CAMILLA---Gabriel Dax, travel writer and accidental spy, is back in the shadows. Unable to resist the allure of his MI6 handler, Faith Green, he has returned to a life of secrets and subterfuge. Dax is sent to Guatemala under the guise of covering a tinderbox presidential election, where the ruthless decisions of the Mafia provoke pitch-black warfare in collusion with the CIA. As political turmoil erupts, Gabriel's reluctant involvement deepens. His escape plan leads him to West Berlin, where he uncovers a chilling realisation: there is a plot to assassinate magnetic young President John F. Kennedy. In a race against time, Gabriel must navigate deceit and danger, knowing that the stakes have never been higher . . . In The Predicament, the second novel starring accidental spy Gabriel Dax, William Boyd weaves yet another masterful tale of suspense, loyalty, love and the dark temptations of spy craft.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Boyd","offers":[{"title":"272 pages \/ 04\/09\/2025 \/ Modern \u0026 contemporary fiction (post c 1945)","offer_id":57107198443895,"sku":"9780241761137","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9780241761137.jpg?v=1780926844","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9780241761137","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}