{"product_id":"the-predicament-william-boyd-9780802168528","title":"The Predicament: A Gabriel Dax Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Boyd is one of my favorite authors.\"--Kate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author, a thrilling novel starring the travel writer-turned-reluctant spy Gabriel Dax, who finds himself implicated in a dangerous conspiracy with global consequences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1963, Guatemala. The country is in turmoil, with a presidential election looming and a charismatic, left-wing ex-priest and trade union leader predicted to win. United Fruits, a giant American corporation responsible for a large percentage of the country's GNP, meanwhile, is not pleased by this prospect. Neither is the CIA. Amid the uncertainty, Gabriel Dax arrives on orders from his MI6 handler Faith Green, who has tasked him with assessing the fallout from the election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon arrival, Gabriel meets Frank Sartorius, the local CIA agent. Despite Sartorius's genial manner, Gabriel suspects something untrustworthy brewing under the surface. Soon, a political assassination with suspicions of Mafia involvement leads to riots, and Dax escapes to Europe, thinking he will finally return to his normal life as a travel writer. But when Green compels him to investigate some shady characters in West Berlin, it becomes clear that an even greater danger is afoot as the magnetic young President Kennedy prepares to arrive for a state visit. A gripping novel of politics and spy craft with dramatic twists and turns, \u003ci\u003eThe Predicament\u003c\/i\u003e shows Boyd to be one of our most masterful contemporary storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Boyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802168523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802168528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"William Boyd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454382387455,"sku":"9780802168528","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4664f949-e306-4f5f-943b-358f2c3e214d.jpg?v=1777305878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-predicament-william-boyd-9780802168528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}