{"product_id":"9780241965184","title":"John Le Carré - A Delicate Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Le Carré. Themes include Fiction, Thrillers, Espionage, Mystery \u0026amp; Detective, Suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With \u003ci\u003eA Delicate Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, le Carré has in a sense come home. And it's a splendid homecoming . . . the novel is the most satisfying, subtle and compelling of his recent oeuvre' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA counter-terror operation, codenamed \u003ci\u003eWildlife\u003c\/i\u003e, is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony, Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister's Private Secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspecting a disastrous conspiracy, Toby attempts to forestall it, but is promptly posted overseas. Three years on, summoned by Sir Christopher Probyn, retired British diplomat, to his decaying Cornish manor house, and closely watched by Probyn's daughter Emily, Toby must choose between his conscience and his duty to the Service. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, how can he keep silent?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e__________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'No other writer has charted - pitilessly for politicians but thrillingly for readers - the public and secret histories of his times, \u003c\/b\u003e from the Second World War to the 'War on Terror'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The master of the modern spy novel returns . . . \u003cb\u003eJohn le Carré was never a spy-turned-writer, he was a writer who found his canvas in espionage\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant climax, \u003c\/b\u003e with\u003cb\u003e sinister deaths, casual torture, wrecked lives \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eshameful compromises'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58450294112630,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780241965184.jpg?v=1786612475","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780241965184","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}