Synopses & Reviews
Featuring George Smiley, this New York Times bestseller is the third and final installment in the Karla Trilogy, from the author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Tell Max that it concerns the Sandman
A very junior agent answers Vladimirs call, but it could have been the Chief of the Circus himself. No one at the British Secret Service considers the old spy to be anything except a senile has-been who cant give up the gameuntil hes shot in the face at point-blank range. Although George Smiley (code name: Max) is officially retired, hes summoned to identify the body now bearing Moscow Centres bloody imprimatur. As he works to unearth his friends fatal secrets, Smiley heads inexorably toward one final reckoning with Karlahis dark grail.” In
Smileys People, master storyteller and
New York Times bestselling author of
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and
Our Kind of Traitor John le Carré brings his acclaimed Karla Trilogy, to its unforgettable, spellbinding conclusion.
With an introduction by the author.
Review
“A delight to read, intricate, exciting, absorbing.”—
Chicago Tribune “An enormously skilled and satisfying work.”—Newsweek
“An achievement of subtlety and power of which few novelists would be capable.”—Financial Times
Synopsis
Featuring George Smiley, the third and final installment in the Karla Trilogy, from the
New York Timesbestselling
author ofTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy;The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; andThe Night Manager, now a television series starring Tom Hiddleston
John le Carre s memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life, will be available from Viking in September 2016Tell Max that it concerns the Sandman
A very junior agent answers Vladimir s call, but it could have been the Chief of the Circus himself. No one at the British Secret Service considers the old spy to be anything except a senile has-been who can t give up the game until he s shot in the face at point-blank range. Although George Smiley (code name: Max) is officially retired, he s summoned to identify the body now bearing Moscow Centre s bloody imprimatur. As he works to unearth his friend s fatal secrets, Smiley heads inexorably toward one final reckoning with Karla his dark grail.
In Smiley s People, master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Our Kind of Traitor John le Carre brings his acclaimed Karla Trilogy, to its unforgettable, spellbinding conclusion.
With an introduction by the author.
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Synopsis
From theNew York Timesbestsellingauthor ofTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy;Our Kind of Traitor; andThe Night Manager, now a television series starring Tom Hiddleston.John le Carre s memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life, is now available from Viking.Tell Max that it concerns the Sandman
A very junior agent answers Vladimir s call, but it could have been the Chief of the Circus himself. No one at the British Secret Service considers the old spy to be anything except a senile has-been who can t give up the game until he s shot in the face at point-blank range. Although George Smiley (code name: Max) is officially retired, he s summoned to identify the body now bearing Moscow Centre s bloody imprimatur. As he works to unearth his friend s fatal secrets, Smiley heads inexorably toward one final reckoning with Karla his dark grail.
In Smiley s People, master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Our Kind of Traitor John le Carre brings his acclaimed Karla Trilogy, to its unforgettable, spellbinding conclusion.
With an introduction by the author.
"
Synopsis
From the
New York Times bestselling author of
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy;
Our Kind of Traitor; and
The Night Manager, now a television series starring Tom Hiddleston.
John le Carre's new novel, A Legacy of Spies, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017.Tell Max that it concerns the Sandman...
A very junior agent answers Vladimir's call, but it could have been the Chief of the Circus himself. No one at the British Secret Service considers the old spy to be anything except a senile has-been who can't give up the game--until he's shot in the face at point-blank range. Although George Smiley (code name: Max) is officially retired, he's summoned to identify the body now bearing Moscow Centre's bloody imprimatur. As he works to unearth his friend's fatal secrets, Smiley heads inexorably toward one final reckoning with Karla--his dark -grail.-
In Smiley's People, master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Our Kind of Traitor John le Carre brings his acclaimed Karla Trilogy, to its unforgettable, spellbinding conclusion.
With an introduction by the author.
About the Author
John le Carr��� was born in 1931 and attended the universities of Bern and Oxford. He taught at Eton and served briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a world wide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. His recent novels include The Constant Gardener, Absolute Friends, The Mission Song, A Most Wanted Man, and Our Kind of Traitor. He divides his time between London and Cornwall.