The Predicament
$43.77
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2025
Summary
Gabriel Dax returns in this elegant, twisting mystery of espionage and obsession and takes the reader deep into one of history’s most infamous assassinations.
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-b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241761137 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241761131 |
| Author: | William Boyd |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Viking |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 468g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 163mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
A swinging 60s espionage thriller * Guardian *
Boyd raises the stakes with his second Cold War novel featuring reluctant spy Gabriel Dax … a deft mix of espionage, desire, and moral compromise * iNews *
Stylish stuff * Observer *
A faultless evocation of 1960s England, masterful, old-fashioned storytelling. The second novel in a trilogy that’ll leave you wanting more * Saga *
One of our most thrilling writers * Daily Express *
Beautifully crafted, with echoes of le Carré, Greene and Forsyth, this is a superb evocation of a vanished world, seen through the eyes of a relatably hapless accidental hero * Guardian *
Boyd writes elegant prose and tells a convincing story, as he has been doing now for nearly 45 years * The Scotsman *
The Predicament is the work of someone who is entirely confident in their craft * Spectator *
About The Author
William Boyd
William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and adapted into a TV series with Channel 4. In 2005, Boyd was awarded the CBE. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France.
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