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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
By John le Carre
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In this classic, John le Carré's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he created a world unlike any previously experienced in suspense fiction. With unsurpassed knowledge culled from his years in British Intelligence, le Carré brings to light the shadowy dealings of international espionage in the tale of a British agent who longs to end his career but undertakes one final, bone-chilling assignment.

When the last agent under his command is killed and Alec Leamas is called back to London, he hopes to come in from the cold for good. His spymaster, Control, however, has other plans. Determined to bring down the head of East German Intelligence and topple his organization, Control once more sends Leamas into the fray -- this time to play the part of the dishonored spy and lure the enemy to his ultimate defeat.

Graham Greene The best spy story I have ever read.
Newsweek Le Carré is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster.
Vanity Fair Le Carré is one of the best novelists -- of any kind
-- we have.
Daphne du Maurier First-rate and tremendously exciting.
J. B. Priestley Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell.
The Sunday Times (U.K.) A topical and terrible story...he can communicate emotion, from sweating fear to despairing love, with terse and compassionate conviction. Above all, he can tell a tale. Formidable equipment for a rare and disturbing writer.
John Le Carre: The Constant Gardener of Vogue
Suite101.com, September 22, 2011
...of seventies cool that was unparalleled in Alec Guinness' portrayal of the downbeatly doughty Smiley. George Smiley and John le Carre first made themselves known to the world in Call For the Dead. Like its hero the book was somewhat reserved ...
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy review: John le Carre's classic thriller on film is unforgivably awful
Mail Online UK, September 22, 2011
...and those who don't want to have the plot spoiled can safely leave off reading here). When John le Carre (David Cornwell) first began to write about the secret world, I was among millions who were overwhelmed by the power of his writing. ...
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Review
Seenit.co.uk, September 8, 2011
...wrong’ to spit out to anyone silly enough ask what I thought. So when news first broke that John Le Carre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spywas to be made into a new film, my heart sank. Not only is the book one of my favourite reads it, along ...
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Times Online, October 9, 2009
...to crime. “Your prose makes Raymond Chandler look clumsy,” Martin Amis once told him. Smiley’s People by John le Carre David Cornwell aka Le Carre worked for MI5 and MI6 before turning to full time writing. Smiley’s People was his ...
The Bourne Identity
Dark Horizons, July 1, 2009
...Forsyth ('The Day of the Jackal', 'The Fourth Protocol'), Graham Greene ('Our Man in Havana', 'The Honorary Consul'), John Le Carre ('The Spy Who Came In From the Cold', 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'), Len Deighton ('The Ipcress File', and ...
Wise words explain Gianfranco Zola's genius
Evening Standard, April 24, 2009
...Soon after joining Chelsea, Gianfranco Zola began reading his first book in English. It was John Le Carre's The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and the Sardinian loved every page. As Chelsea and West Ham supporters have discovered, whatever ...
NICK'S LIST of books and movies - March 23
St Louis Beacon, March 23, 2009
...new movie, The International (Nick's List - March 9 ) about a warmongering international bank. Now I find John le Carre's latest novel is about European banks laundering money for international terrorism. Decades ago I read his first ...
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