William Boyd: Gabriel's Moon, Viking, 9780241542057, pub date: September 5, 2024

One of William Boyd's great talents is that he has so many different types of stories to tell. "Gabriel's Moon" falls into the category of a spy novel during the time of the Cold War.  

Reminding me at times of "Waiting for sunrise", travel writer Gabriel Dax does the odd little courier job for his brother who works for the government. When Faith Green, a ruthless M16 handler, asks him for similar well paid favours, he gets slowly sucked into becoming one of her spies without really realizing  what is happening. Boyd is so brilliant in describing these subtle developments with so many odd characters entering Gabriel's life, confirming to me yet again why he is one of my favourite writers, absolutely loved this early proof, 5 stars!