{"product_id":"9780241761137","title":"The Predicament by William Boyd","description":"BRITAIN'S MOST BELOVED STORYTELLER RETURNS WITH A TWISTING ADVENTURE OF OBSESSIVE LOVE AND ELEGANT ESPIONAGE . . .\u003cp\u003e---‘William Boyd once again brings to the spy novel his particular storytelling genius. The result is brilliant fun’ MICK HERRON‘I enjoyed it hugely. Boyd is one of my favourite authors – he never disappoints’ KATE ATKINSON  ‘A wonderfully intricate novel of espionage and elegant skulduggery’ JOHN BANVILLE ---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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 272 pages","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076336992483,"sku":"9780241761137","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9780241761137.jpg?v=1756475369","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780241761137","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}