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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

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With this superb, now classic, novel of suspense, le Carre changed the rules of the game. His story is of one last breathlessly perilous assignment for the agent who wants desperately to end his career of espionage - to come in from the cold.

'Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell' J.B. Priestley

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  • A topical and terrible story . . . he can communicate emotion, from sweating fear to despairing love, with terse and compassionate conviction. Above all, he can tell a tale. Formidable equipment for a rare and disturbing writer - Sunday Times Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell - Daphne du Maurier The best spy story I have ever read - Graham Greene

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John Le Carre

John Le Carre

John le CarrA was born in 1931. His third novel, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, secured him a wide reputation which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY and SMILEY'S PEOPLE. His other novels include THE CONSTANT GARDENER, A MOST WANTED MAN and OUR KIND OF TRAITOR.

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