Description: |
|
Product Description
John le Carré classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him -- and his hero, British Secret Service Agent George Smiley, who is introduced in this, his first novel -- unprecedented worldwide acclaim. George smiley had liked Samuel Fennan, and now Fennan was dead from an apparent suicide. But why? Fennan, a Foreign Office man, had been under investigation for alleged Communist Party activities, but Smiley had made it clear that the investigation -- little more than a routine security check -- was over and that the file on Fennan could be closed. The very next day, Fennan was found dead with a note by his body saying his career was finished and he couldn't go on. Smiley was puzzled...
|
Reviews: |
|
Ed Hahn (USA: MT) (2010/02/17): What a delightful surprise!This book is where George Smiley is introduced. Le Carre provides the reader with a short biography including his failed marriage. While not as good a read as some of his subsequent novels, it is a well-plotted story with very interesting characters in addition to the enigmatic Smiley. To really understand Smiley, one must read this book.
|