![]() When the novel opens, George Smiley, who appears in many of the books le Carré wrote, is unsettled and unsure-having recently been ousted in a purge of the Circus, the British version of the CIA. If you have, it’s well worth a second, third, or fourth look. I ultimately decided the novel didn’t quite fit the article I was writing, but I couldn’t just let it go. The book, published in 1974, is the most remarkable achievement in le Carré’s remarkable career. ![]() I pulled the novel off my bookshelf, thinking I would skim a few pages to refresh my memory, but within minutes I was hooked once again. ![]() When Mystery & Suspense magazine asked me to write an article about political mysteries for July posting, I immediately thought of one of my favorite novels, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré, who died in December. ![]()
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