A Delicate Truth
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Edition: 1st ed, 1st impr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
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Pages: Good
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A masterwork of contemporary espionage fiction, A Delicate Truth chronicles the moral unraveling that follows a covert counter-terrorism operation gone catastrophically wrong on the Rock of Gibraltar. John le Carré constructs a taut, suspenseful narrative around two men — a low-level Foreign Office functionary and a disillusioned young diplomat — who find themselves drawn into a dangerous web of government secrecy, corporate mercenaries, and institutional betrayal. With his signature blend of psychological precision and quiet fury, le Carré argues that the greatest threats to democracy are not foreign enemies but the corrupt insiders who operate in the shadows of power, beyond accountability or law. The novel's tone is measured yet deeply unsettling, building dread through bureaucratic detail and the slow, devastating recognition that truth itself has become a liability. A searing indictment of the post-9/11 security state, it stands as one of le Carré's most politically urgent and morally charged works.
Author: John Le Carré
Format: Paperback
Published: 2013, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Edition: 1st ed, 1st impr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of contemporary espionage fiction, A Delicate Truth chronicles the moral unraveling that follows a covert counter-terrorism operation gone catastrophically wrong on the Rock of Gibraltar. John le Carré constructs a taut, suspenseful narrative around two men — a low-level Foreign Office functionary and a disillusioned young diplomat — who find themselves drawn into a dangerous web of government secrecy, corporate mercenaries, and institutional betrayal. With his signature blend of psychological precision and quiet fury, le Carré argues that the greatest threats to democracy are not foreign enemies but the corrupt insiders who operate in the shadows of power, beyond accountability or law. The novel's tone is measured yet deeply unsettling, building dread through bureaucratic detail and the slow, devastating recognition that truth itself has become a liability. A searing indictment of the post-9/11 security state, it stands as one of le Carré's most politically urgent and morally charged works.