Sunday, November 18, 2007

786. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carre)


Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Smiley and his people are facing a remarkable challenge: a mole -- a Soviet double agent -- who has burrowed his way in and up to the highest level of British Intelligence. His treachery has already blown some of their vital operations and their best networks. The mole is one of their own kind. But which one?

My rating: 5 stars

My review: Classic. Everything about Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is great: the writing, the plot, the characters. One of the best (maybe the best?) spy novels ever written -- all the more incredible given the fact that there is actually very little action in the book.

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