It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?
George Smiley, a troubled man of infinite compassion, is also a single-mindedly ruthless adversary as a spy. Smiley and his people are facing a remarkable challenge: a mole – a Soviet double agent – who has burrowed his way in and up to the Circus, the highest level of British Intelligence. His treachery has already blown some of their vital operations and their best networks. The mole is one of their own kind. But which one?
Waterstones invites you to discover John Le Carré’s best-known book and one of the most iconic thrillers of all time. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is, undoubtedly, a genre defining work in spy fiction.
'John le Carré is the great master of the spy story... the constant flow of emotion lifts him above most novelists now practising' The Financial Times
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9780340993767
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 284 g
Dimensions: 201 x 150 x 28 mm
Enjoyed reading it very much.
I have just re-read the Smiley series. Without a doubt, Le Carre is the finest author of this genre. All of the series are well worth a re-read. Characters are well drawn, spy craft is perfectly documented,... More
This is the first John Le Carré book that I have ever read. When I mentioned it to a few people that I would be reading it they all said the same thing, ‘it is a great book to get me introduced to the author’s work’.... More
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