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The Predicament

(2025)
(The second book in the Gabriel Dax series)
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Britain's most beloved storyteller returns with a twisting adventure of obsessive love and elegant espionage . . .

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‘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

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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, 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.


Genre: Thriller

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