{"product_id":"the-predicament-william-boyd-signed-hardback","title":"The Predicament","description":"\u003cp\u003eby William Boyd\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e272 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBRITAIN'S MOST BELOVED STORYTELLER RETURNS WITH A TWISTING ADVENTURE OF OBSESSIVE LOVE AND ELEGANT ESPIONAGE . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Extravagantly enjoyable' THE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘William Boyd once again brings to the spy novel his particular storytelling genius’ MICK HERRON\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Boyd is one of my favourite authors – he never disappoints’ KATE ATKINSON\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘The Predicament is ingenious, thrilling and wonderfully entertaining’ JOHN BANVILLE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGabriel 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a race against time, Gabriel must navigate deceit and danger, knowing that the stakes have never been higher . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunt's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56859433828733,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780241761137_33a09199-f0cc-497b-bbc8-ec4c51f305d8.jpg?v=1757324359","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/the-predicament-william-boyd-signed-hardback","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}