A Delicate Truth
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Narrated by:
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John le Carré
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John le Carré
About this listen
A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain’s most precious colony, Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, and a private defence contractor who is also his close friend. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister’s Private Secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it. Suspecting 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. If the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, how can he keep silent?
John le Carre was born in 1931 and attended the universities of Bern and Oxford. He taught at Eton and served briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War. For the last fifty years he has lived by his pen. He divides his time between London and Cornwall.
©2013 John le Carré (P)2013 Penguin AudioCritic reviews
Overall, I think this is one of Le Carre's best tales in terms of content and also the quality of writing, at least amongst his most recent works, and his reading on this audio version made for a truly masterly production. Highly recommended.
Masterly!
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Wonderfully plotted, well read by le Carre
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There's no flab in the narrative and it's intelligent. If you like le Carre this is an especially good listen. Hope it becomes a film at some point.Tight, lean and plausible story convincingly read
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Compulsive and engrossing
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I have become quite attached to the characters throughout and want to know more about them.
This is well worth a listen it is warm and comfortable, With a nice familiar feel to it but not repetitive
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