William Boyd

THE PREDICAMENTStorytelling genius.

Mick HerronEnglish fictions master storyteller.

Independent on SundayBestselling author William Boyd discusses the background to The Predicament , a thrilling tale of suspense, danger, love and the dark temptations of spycraft.

Unable to resist the allure of his MI6 handler Faith Green, reluctant spy Gabriel Dax (first encountered in Boyd's Gabriel's Moon) , is lured once again into the shadowy world of espionage.

Set in the 1960s, Dax travels from Guatemala to West Berlin encountering a chilling web of deceit involving the CIA, the Mafia and a plot to assassinate President Kennedy.William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria.

He is the author of seventeen highly acclaimed novels including A Good Man in Africa , An Ice Cream War , Any Human Heart and Restless .In conversation withMel Giedroyc.This event is supported by St Benedict's School, Ealing [https://www.stbenedicts.org.uk]Event duration: 1 hour