First published 2022
Delicate Truth opens with former spy Tim Cranmer living a quiet life in the English countryside. But his peaceful retirement is shattered when his former protégé Larry Pettifer resurfaces, dragging Tim back into a dangerous game of espionage. As Tim scrambles to untangle a web of lies and betrayal, he must confront the consequences of his own shadowy past. With the stakes higher than ever, Tim must risk everything to uncover a delicate truth before it's too late.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, 21st-century, espionage
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Penguin Classics
Content warnings: violence