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John le Carre
George Smiley faces his greatest challenge yet, unmasking a Soviet double agent at the heart of the British establishment
George Smiley, who is a troubled man of infinite compassion, is…
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Barley Blair is not a Service man: he is a small-time publisher, whose only loves are whisky and jazz. But it was Barley who, one drunken night at a dacha…
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After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man’s death…
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Richard Hutt,Herb Lester Associates
This guide explores the world of David Cornwell - better known as spy novelist John Le Carre - alongside that of his most famous creations - George Smiley and his…
Arthur Rimbaud
A preeminent translation of a defining work of late nineteenth century French literature.
A collection of letters from John le Carre, one of the greatest British novelists of our time, and a fabulous letter writer, spanning decades from his childhood, to the Cold…
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Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
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Former British intelligence officer Jonathan Pine attempts to infiltrate the entourage of Roper, a sinister and powerful Englishman responsible for fitting together the pieces for a monumental arms-for-cocaine deal.
In le Carre's first post-Cold War novel, an ex-soldier helps British Intelligence penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers
At the start of it all, Jonathan Pine is merely…
The author shares personal anecdotes from his life, discussing subjects ranging from his Cold War-era service in British intelligence to his work as a writer in Russia before and after…
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A naive young interpreter stumbles into the heart of an outrageous British plot in the astonishing new novel by the master of the literary thriller.
The Cold War is over and Ned has been demoted to the training academy. He asks his old mentor, George Smiley, to address his passing-out class. There are no laundered…
West Germany, a simmering cauldron of radical protests, has produced a new danger to Britain: Karfeld, menacing leader of the opposition. At the same time Leo Harting, a Second Secretary…
Stella Rode has twice disturbed the ancient cloisters of Carne School: firstly by being the wrong sort, with her doilies and china ducks, and secondly by being murdered. George Smiley…
When the Department - faded since the war and busy only with bureaucratic battles - hears rumour of a missile base near the West German border, it seems like the…
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Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a luxury hotel. But when a single attempt to pass on information to the British authorities about an international businessman at the…
The Cold War is over and retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture, spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate. But then he discovers…
Le Carre’s singular story of a cautious man plunged into recklessness, published in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time
Aldo Cassidy is the naive and sentimental lover. A successful…
When a corporate lawyer from the firm of Single & Single is murdered in Turkey, a string of events occur, from the arrest of a Russian freighter to the disappearance…
Presents the story of one last breathlessly perilous assignment for the agent who wants desperately to end his career of espionage - to come in from the cold.
The epic New York Times bestseller by the master of international intrigue–now in paperback–spans the lives of two friends from the riot-torn West Berlin of the 1960s to the grimy…
The young and beautiful Tessa Quayle has been horribly murdered on the shores of Lake Turkana. Her African lover has vanished, and her husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur…
He recruits Jerry Westerby, occasional spy, occasional news reporter, full-time romantic - the Honourable Schoolboy of the title - and despatches him to the Far East, where, amidst the corruption…
Enthralling and thought-provoking, The Little Drummer Girl is le Carre’s only spy novel set in the Middle East, and is now published in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time.
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Hailed as the literary master for a generation ( The London Observer ), New York Times -bestselling author le Carr returns with a stunning, compelling work set in Hamburg–a work…
Magnus Pym, counsellor at the British Embassy in Vienna, has vanished, believed defected. The chase is on: for a missing husband, a devoted father, and a life-time secret agent. From…
John le Carre’s thriller is filled with twists as spymaster George Smiley follows a menacing espionage trail across Europe in this TV dramatization.
Starring the award-winning Simon Russell Beale as Smiley, and with a star cast including Anna Chancellor, Alex Jennings, Kenneth Cranham and Bill Paterson, this epic dramatisation brilliantly depicts the complicated…
George Smiley becomes tangled in a case of suicide and espionage in le Carre's first novel
After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills…
A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain’s most precious colony, Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, and…
Britain is in the depths of recession. A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they…
Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley, is living out his old age when a letter summons him to London. The reason? His Cold War past has come…
A 26-year-old solitary figure, desperate to resist the political turbulence swirling around him, makes connections that will take him down a dangerous path.
The much anticipated publication of John le Carre’s last complete novel now in paperback
Julian Lawndsley has renounced his high-flying job in the City for a simpler life running a…
Adam Sisman
The Secret Life of John le Carre reveals a hitherto-hidden perspective on the life and work of the spy-turned-author and a fascinating meditation on the complex relationship between biographer and…
'Not merely the conclusive homage to a compulsively fascinating character, but an insightful study into the biographical process itself' Nicholas Shakespeare
'Now that he is dead, we can know him…
A special look for the books featuring his iconic character, George Smiley
After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds…
As we publish all of le Carre's work for the first time, a special look for the books featuring his iconic character, George Smiley
In his second novel, also featuring…
In his fifth outing George Smiley…
A department of ageing British spies…
As we publish all of le Carre's work for the first time, the Smiley Collection offers a special look for the books featuring John le Carre's most iconic character- George…
The seventh Smiley novel sees a…
George Smiley, now chief of the…
Le Navet Bete, John Nicholson
A hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends from physical theatre masters Le Navet Bete.
Alex Leamas is tired. It’s the 1960s, he’s been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. He has seen…
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Jean-Marie Carre
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WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in…
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