A Delicate Truth /
Carré, John Le
A Delicate Truth / John Le Carré - London : Penguin, 2013. - 309 p. ; 20 cm.
A Delicate Truth is a contemporary spy novel set against the backdrop of the global war on terror. A covert Anglo-American counterterrorism operation in Gibraltar, code-named Wildlife, is publicly hailed as a success. However, years later, a young Foreign Office official and a retired British diplomat uncover evidence suggesting the mission concealed political manipulation, abuse of power, and the influence of private military contractors. The novel explores themes of secrecy, government accountability, morality in intelligence work, and the consequences of political deception.
9780241966419
Intelligence service--Great Britain--Fiction
Government accountability--Fiction
823 CAR
A Delicate Truth / John Le Carré - London : Penguin, 2013. - 309 p. ; 20 cm.
A Delicate Truth is a contemporary spy novel set against the backdrop of the global war on terror. A covert Anglo-American counterterrorism operation in Gibraltar, code-named Wildlife, is publicly hailed as a success. However, years later, a young Foreign Office official and a retired British diplomat uncover evidence suggesting the mission concealed political manipulation, abuse of power, and the influence of private military contractors. The novel explores themes of secrecy, government accountability, morality in intelligence work, and the consequences of political deception.
9780241966419
Intelligence service--Great Britain--Fiction
Government accountability--Fiction
823 CAR
