**BRITAIN’S MOST BELOVED STORYTELLER RETURNS WITH A TWISTING ADVENTURE OF OBSESSIVE LOVE AND ELEGANT ESPIONAGE . . .** — ‘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 ** — 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 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.* *