A LEGACY OF SPIES by JOHN le CARRÉ - Latest "Smiley" Novel (2017, Hardcover)

Description: LATEST MOODY ESPIONAGE NOVEL FROM THE MASTER STORY-TELLER THERE IS NO GREATER WRITER OF SPY STORIES THAN THE MASTER - JOHN le CARRÉ. This is his latest novel and it takes us back half a century to his third and possibly most famous novel The Spy Who Came In from The Cold, the espionage tale published in 1963 that established Le Carre's international reputation. In this new novel, British agent Peter Guillam, now long retired and living in France, is called back to London by the British Secret Service (MI6) to talk about the Cold War operation that featured the events in In from the Cold. It was an operation that was conducted by master spy George Smiley. Peter Guillam, who narrates this story, was involved too - and it led to the death of their colleague Alec Leamas. Why is it being resurrected now, after all these years? LIKE ALL LE CARRÉ NOVELS, THIS ONE CRACKLES WITH SUSPENSE and subdued menace. The agents are not cartoon-like characters clutching a martini in one hand and a woman in the other, but quiet, highly intelligent and analytical types who do not stand out in a crowd and who seem to hover between cynicism and patriotism. John le Carré (real name David Cornwell) writes with deep knowledge of his subject. He has the top-level British educational background that many of his nation's agents have - and he has worked for both the British Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). He tells a riveting story here and it sweeps the reader along as it drops hints and nuggets of information. The book we offer is in excellent condition. It has been read perhaps once and it is quite unblemished with clean and crisp pages, an intact dust-jacket and no sign of previous ownership. The hardcover corners have not been bumped. It is a nice book. Publisher: Viking (Penguin Group) ISBN: 978-0-7352-2511-4 Fiction - Classic Spy Story ++ All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubbles to guard against damage from accidental bumping during shipping. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the pictures we post with our eBay listing are from the actual books being sold and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too!

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