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A Most Wanted Man
By John le Carre
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A half-starved young Russian man is smuggled into Hamburg in the dead of night with an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse around his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa.

Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, determines to save Issa from deportation, even if the price is her career—and her safety. Searching for clues to his mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous sixty-year-old scion of a failing British bank—and a triangle of impossible loves is born.

Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in the “War on Terror,” the rival spies of three nations converge upon the innocents.

Thrilling, compassionate, peopled with characters the reader never wants to let go, A Most Wanted Man is a work of deep humanity with uncommon relevance to our times.

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"Le Carré's ... secret agents exist in a world of stalemate, moral compromise, ambiguity and betrayal... Like his books, le Carré is a mix of unblinking realism and hopeful humanism."
-- Jill Lawless, Associated Press
"What le Carré has always done terrifically is to capture the nuances of the spying game. His spooks are wonderful... In A Most Wanted Man you are, unlike the modern world, in thrillingly deft, safe hands."
-- The Guadian (UK)
"Highly recommended."
-- Library Journal
"This is le Carré's strongest, most powerful novel... Extraordinary."
-- Alan Furst, New York Times Book Review (cover review)
"Astounding, nearly perfect ... beautifully paced, awesomely crafted ... desperately readable"
-- John Freeman, San Francisco Chronicle
"Intricately plotted, beautifully written, propulsive, morally engaged, but timely as today's headlines.... The protagonists are brilliantly drawn."
-- Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times
"An instant classic... A provocative and incendiary ending that only le Carré, the master, can pull off."
-- USA Today
"As sharp as he ever was.... Le Carre ... remains a class above his neighbors on the bestseller list."
-- Jeffrey Westhoff, Chicago Sun-Times
"Breaks notable new ground... Le Carré's dialogue has snap, rhythm and wit... immaculate timing."
-- Peter Wolfe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Turn the pages slowly, because an era is passing, and with it, an illuminating view of the troubled keepers of an uneasy peace."
-- James F. Sweeney, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Spy thrillers: The colder the better
Asian Age, November 27, 2009
...Cold War spy novel. Not just any ordinary thriller but a KGB vs CIA or MI6 story, the John Le Carre kind. I have read all his books (except the Naïve and the Sentimental Lover, but then I don’t know very many people who managed to finish ...
Dead Spy Running: author Jon Stock follows John Le Carre in writing first novel on train
Telegraph, May 20, 2009
...with royalties from his earlier books.) The other person that has kept me going is David Cornwell, aka John Le Carre, whose name is synonymous with espionage fiction. Ive been lucky enough to meet Cornwell at his home down in West Cornwall, ...
Annual Book Reviews At Community Club
Garden City News, March 20, 2009
...Daughter by Kathleen Kent and The Enemy Within by John Demos. She concluded her presentation by discussing A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre. Next came Marjorie Maher who reviewed a 'lighter' tome - Dewey - The Small Town Cat Who Touched ...
Europe in Substantial Decline
Catholic Exchange, March 3, 2009
...In this connection it?s helpful to take a look?not a terribly long one, mind you?at the new John le Carre thriller, A Most Wanted Man (Scribner). This isn?t an analysis of the loss of faith but a fundamentally blasé portrait of it. Despite ...
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Malta Independent Daily, December 23, 2008
...directly written book that helps us understand the financial, economic and social consequences of American involvement in Iraq. John Le Carre?s latest book A Most Wanted Man got mixed reviews but although not all that much happens on the ...
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