A Small Town in Germany by John Le Carre
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Legacy of Spies. John le Carr 's new novel, Agent Running in the Field, is coming October 2019. Haven't you realized that only appearances matter? The British Embassy in Bonn is up in arms. Her Majesty's financially troubled government is seeking admission to Europe's Common Market just as anti-British factions are rising to power in Germany. Rioters are demanding reunification, and the last thing the Crown can afford is a scandal. Then Leo Harting--an embassy nobody--goes missing with a case full of confidential files. London sends Alan Turner to control the damage, but he soon realizes that neither side really wants Leo found--alive.Set against the threat of a German-Soviet alliance, John le Carr 's A Small Town in Germany is a superb chronicle of Cold War paranoia and political compromise.
With an introduction by the author.In 1931, John le Carre was born. He taught at Eton and served in the British Foreign Service for five years after attending the universities of Berne and Oxford. His third book, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, cemented his international fame. The Constant Gardener, based on his novel, was adapted into a hit film. He spends equal amounts of time in England and on the continent.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743431712 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743431715 |
| Title | A Small Town in Germany |
| Author | John Le Carre |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scribner Book Company |
| Year published | 2002-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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