{"product_id":"9780241761137","title":"The Predicament","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Boyd, William \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 September 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd (Viking) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 163 x 28 | 466g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain's most beloved storyteller returns with a twisting adventure of obsessive love and elegant espionage . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---‘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.\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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52067811656016,"sku":"9780241761137","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9780241761137_d5e14663-215b-43be-b60a-a396277e04d9.jpg?v=1765990353","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780241761137","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}