Saturday, April 26, 2008

932. The Honourable Schoolboy (John Le Carre)

Hong Kong at night

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
This is the second of le Carre's Smiley novels, featuring the character of George Smiley who was introduced in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". The story involves the betrayal of a Soviet spy and suspicions that the network has been infiltrated from the top downwards.

My rating: 5 stars

My review: Current authors of thrillers could learn a lesson or a hundred about writing from Le Carre. A case that is essentially a paper chase is told thrillingly.

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