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A new hardcover edition of the book Graham Greene called “the best spy story I have ever read.” On its publication in 1964, John le Carrés
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold forever changed the landscape of spy fiction. Le Carré combined the inside knowledge of his years in British intelligence with the skills of the best novelists to produce a story as taut as it is twisting, unlike any previously experienced, which transports anyone who reads it back to the shadowy years in the early 1960s, when the Berlin Wall went up and the Cold War came to life.
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold was hailed as a classic as soon as it was published, and it remains one today.
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"Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell." --J. B. Priestley
"Le Carré is simply the worlds greatest fictional spymaster.” --Newsweek
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"Le Carré is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster." Newsweek
Review
"Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell." J. B. Priestley
Synopsis
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The best spy story I have ever read. -Graham Greene
On its publication in 1964, John le Carr 's The Spy Who Came in From the Cold forever changed the landscape of spy fiction. Le Carr combined the inside knowledge of his years in British intelligence with the skills of the best novelists to produce a story as taut as it is twisting, unlike any previously experienced, which transports anyone who reads it back to the shadowy years in the early 1960s, when the Berlin Wall went up and the Cold War came to life.
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold was hailed as a classic as soon as it was published, and it remains one today.
Synopsis
The 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling novel that launched John le Carr 's career worldwide
From the New York Times bestselling author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Our Kind of Traitor; and The Night Manager.
In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse--a desk job--Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service--with himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants.
Setting a standard that has never been surpassed, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a devastating tale of duplicity and espionage, and an absolute must-read for any fan.
About the Author
John le Carré was born in 1931 and lives in Cornwall, England. He is the author of
Call for the Dead; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Smileys People; The Tailor of Panama; The Constant Gardener; and most recently,
Absolute Friends.