A Delicate Truth
by Le Carre, John
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- first
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton. London: Hodder & Stoughton (2013) 8vo., black publisher's boards lettered in gilt to spine; unclipped dust wrapper (£18.99); pp. 340; a fine copy. First edition. Signed by John Le Carre to the title page. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2013.
Synopsis
A counter-terrorist operation, codenamed Wildlife , is being mounted on the British crown colony of Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, a private defense contractor who is also his bosom friend, and a shady American CIA operative of the evangelical far-right. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister’s personal private secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it. Three years later, a disgraced Special Forces Soldier delivers a message from the dead. Was Operation Wildlife the success it was cracked up to beor a human tragedy that was ruthlessly covered up? Summoned by Sir Christopher (Kit”) Probyn, retired British diplomat, to his decaying Cornish manor house, and closely observed by Kit’s daughter, Emily, Toby must choose between his conscience and duty to his Service. If the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, how can he keep silent?
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- Title
- A Delicate Truth
- Author
- Le Carre, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Date Published
- 2013
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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