{"product_id":"9781405978415","title":"The Predicament - William Boyd (Paperback) 09-04-2026","description":"\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.  As 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, Britain's most beloved storyteller returns with a twisting adventure of obsessive love and elegant espionage from, from Sunday Times bestseller William Boyd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"William Boyd \/ Fiction - Paperback \/ 09-04-2026","offer_id":56591325692284,"sku":"9781405978415","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/2344\/8005\/files\/9781405978415.jpg?v=1775249637","url":"https:\/\/www.ivybridgebookshop.com\/products\/9781405978415","provider":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}