{"product_id":"2026200007725-secondhand-the-human-factor","title":"The Human Factor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of Cold War espionage fiction, The Human Factor chronicles the quiet unraveling of Maurice Castle, a low-level British intelligence officer whose double life conceals a profound act of loyalty born not from ideology, but from love. Greene constructs a morally complex thriller that argues the most dangerous secrets are not political ones, but personal ones — the kind rooted in gratitude, devotion, and the desperate need to protect those we hold dear. Written with Greene's signature understated tension, the novel presents a world of grey bureaucratic corridors and shadowy allegiances where no one is entirely innocent and no institution is entirely trustworthy. The narrative uncovers the tragic cost of operating with a conscience in a profession that demands its absence, illustrating how ordinary human emotion becomes the ultimate vulnerability in the machinery of espionage. Widely regarded as one of Greene's finest late-career achievements, it stands as a deeply humane and quietly devastating portrait of a man caught between duty and the irreducible claims of the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887877796059,"sku":"2026200007725-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e02072f3-3050-401d-8268-1a1b0c5dc16a.png?v=1781747494","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007725-secondhand-the-human-factor","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}