Thriller Classics Crime 1987

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

Published in Spanish as El espía que surgió del frío

The enduring novel by one of our greatest storytellers. George Smiley, who is a troubled man of infinite compassion, is also a single-mindedly ruthless adversary as a spy.

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What it is

Spies, moles and state secrets · it messes with your head

What happens in it

Espionage

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It's for you if…

  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you like a book that makes you think
  • you like fitting the pieces of a mystery together

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