Call for the Dead by John Le Carre
The first of his peerless novels of Cold War espionage and international intrigue, Call for the Dead is also the debut of John Le Carre's masterful creation George Smiley
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, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined?
Le Carre's first book, Call for the Dead, introduced the tenacious and retiring George Smiley in a gripping tale of espionage and deceit.
'Intelligent, thrilling, surprising ... makes most cloak-and-dagger stuff taste of cardboard' - Sunday Telegraph
'Brilliant. Realistic. Constant suspense' - Observer
Paperback | 160 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.9 | 216g -
16 Mar 2012
Penguin Books Ltd
PENGUIN CLASSICS
London, United Kingdom
English
0141198281
9780141198286
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including two minor scratches on the front cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.