Synopses & Reviews
John le Carré classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him -- and his hero, British Secret Service Agent George Smiley, who is introduced in this, his first novel -- unprecedented worldwide acclaim.
George smiley had liked Samuel Fennan, and now Fennan was dead from an apparent suicide. But why? Fennan, a Foreign Office man, had been under investigation for alleged Communist Party activities, but Smiley had made it clear that the investigation -- little more than a routine security check -- was over and that the file on Fennan could be closed. The very next day, Fennan was found dead with a note by his body saying his career was finished and he couldn't go on. Smiley was puzzled...
About the Author
John le CarrÉ was born in 1931. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honorable Schoolboy, and Smiley's People. His novels include The Little Drummer Girl, A Perfect Spy, The Russia House, Our Game, The Taileor of Panama, and Single & Single. John le CarrÉ lives in Cornwall.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction
1 A Brief History of George Smiley
2 We Never Closed
3 Elsa Fennan
4 Coffee at the Fountain
5 Maston and Candlelight
6 Tea and Sympathy
7 Mr. Scarr's Story
8 Reflections in a Hospital Ward
9 Tidying Up
10 The Virgin's Story
11 The Unrespectable Club
12 Dream for Sale
13 The Inefficiency of Samuel Fennan
14 The Dresden Group
15 The Last Act
16 Echoes in the Fog
17 Dear Adviser
18 Between Two Worlds