The Predicament, 9780241761144
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The Predicament

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    320 pages

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    9 September 2025

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Summary

The Predicament: A Gabriel Dax Espionage Thriller

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 in…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241761144
ISBN-10:024176114X
Author:William Boyd
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Viking
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:9 September 2025
Weight:700g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm x 40mm
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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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