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  • Published: 10 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241542071
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $34.99

Gabriel's Moon




In his most exhilarating novel yet, Britain’s greatest storyteller transports you from the vibrant streets of sixties London, as an accidental spy is drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession . . .

Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a tragedy: every night, when sleep finally comes, he dreams about his childhood home in flames. His days are spent on the move as an acclaimed travel writer, capturing changing landscapes in the grip of the Cold War. When he’s offered the chance to interview a political figure, his ambition leads him unwittingly into a web of duplicities and betrayals.

As Gabriel’s reluctant initiation takes hold, he is drawn deeper into the shadows. Falling under the spell of Faith Green, an enigmatic and ruthless MI6 handler, he becomes ‘her spy’, unable to resist her demands. But amid the peril, paranoia and passion consuming Gabriel’s new covert life, it will be the revelations closer to home that change the rest of his story. . .

  • Published: 10 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241542071
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $34.99

About the author

William Boyd

William Boyd is the author of one work of non-fiction, three collections of short stories and thirteen novels, including the bestselling historical spy thriller Restless – winner of the Costa Novel of the Year – and Any Human Heart, in which the character of Ian Fleming features. Among his other awards are the Whitbread First Novel Prize, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Jean Monnet. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2005, he was awarded the CBE.

Born in Ghana in 1952, William Boyd spent much of his early life in West Africa. He now divides his time between the south-west of France and Chelsea, where he lives a stone’s throw from James Bond’s London address.

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Praise for Gabriel's Moon

A cinematic tale of globe-troting adventure and hugely enjoyable cold war espionage.

Guardian

A gripping, must-read spy thriller. Boyd pulls out all the stops here for a gripping and galloping tale of murky espionage

i news

A new William Boyd novel is always a pleasure, and this is a read that will keep you completely hooked to the very last page.

Financial Times

A novel satisfyingly stuffed with incident, Cold War history, romance and any number of mysteries

The Spectator

Masterly. Boyd takes such obvious, infectious pleasure in telling his story, bounding along just in front of the reader, scattering clues and red herrings. I’m not sure that there’s a more reliably entertaining novelist working today.

The Observer

A master storyteller

Observer

A wonderfully intricate novel of espionage and elegant skulduggery, richly imagined, meticulously researched and unflaggingly readable

John Banville

Beautifully crafted and pleasingly unpredictable, the work of a man who knows what he is doing and makes it look effortless

James Runcie

Boyd is abundantly talented at capturing life’s disconnections

Guardian

Boyd is brilliant at writing these great sweeping books. He is at the top of his game: he really does combine really fine writing with absolutely riveting storytelling.

Monty Don

Boyd's signature investigation of human connections is always compelling. It’s one of those books that’s kept me thinking.

S J Bennett

Clever plotting, wry wit and evocative storytelling combine in this hugely enjoyable read from a master of the spy thriller working here at the top of his game.

Brian McGilloway

Engaging, intelligent and deeply satisfying. I rate him one of our greatest living novelists

Peter James

Gabriel's Moon reads like a classic British spy novel, resonating with echoes of Buchan and Greene. Boyd writes with a limber sensuality, drawing the reader, word by word, into his web. A delight from start to finish.

Parker Bilal

I enjoyed it hugely. Boyd is one of my favourite authors – he never disappoints

Kate Atkinson

I was utterly captivated by Gabriel’s Moon. A spy novel with heart, William Boyd takes the reader on a thrilling journey of espionage, secrets and obsession. An absolute must-read this autumn.

Lisa Hall

One of our best contemporary storytellers

Spectator

Simply the best realistic storyteller of his generation

Sebastian Faulks

The finest storyteller of his generation

Daily Telegraph

What could be more reassuring in troubling times than a new William Boyd novel?

Sunday Telegraph

William Boyd once again brings to the spy novel his particular storytelling genius. The result is brilliant fun

Mick Herron

Wonderfully ambiguous with notions of twisted reality and uncertain memory

Ann Cleeves
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