A Delicate Truth
A Delicate Truth by John le Carré, published by Penguin Canada on April 29, 2014, is a novel that delves into the complexities of a covert counterterrorist operation in Gibraltar, known as Wildlife. The narrative centers around the efforts to capture a high-value jihadist arms buyer, orchestrated by a Foreign Office minister, a private defense contractor, and a CIA operative. The operation’s secrecy is so profound that even Toby Bell, the minister’s private secretary, is left in the dark about its details.
As the story unfolds three years later, a disgraced special forces soldier brings forth unsettling revelations about the operation’s true nature. Toby Bell is drawn into a moral quandary when summoned by Sir Christopher “Kit” Probyn to his Cornish manor, where he must confront the implications of silence and complicity. The book explores themes of espionage and political intrigue, inviting readers to reflect on the consequences of actions taken in the name of national security. With 296 pages, this edition presents a thought-provoking narrative in English.
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A counterterrorist operation, code-named 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 defence 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 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 be—or 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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