The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre
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 Carr 's new novel, A Legacy of Spies, is now available. The 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling novel that launched John le Carr 's career worldwide 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.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780553264425 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553264427 |
| Title | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
| Author | John Le Carre |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam |
| Year published | 1984-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 219 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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