Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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It is now beyond a doubt that a mole, implanted decades ago by Moscow Centre, has burrowed his way into the highest echelons of British Intelligence. His treachery has already blown some of its most vital operations and its best networks. It is clear that the double agent is one of its own kind. But which one? George Smiley is assigned to identify him. And once... more
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Sam Bourne This is an example of the meticulously supreme thriller. John le Carré really is the master of the form, and any list of thrillers has to include that book. It’s a very emboldening book for thriller writers, because it teaches you not to underestimate the understanding of your reader. They can be pushed and pushed. It is an incredibly intricate plot and yet, if you write it well enough, as he does, readers will stay with you. (Source)
Robert Baer Le Carré has the ability to add drama and colour. For classic espionage in a little town in Germany, you can’t do better than le Carré. (Source)
Andy Beckett I find the darkness in le Carré particularly interesting because it’s quite melancholic. It evokes a sadness about Britain and the establishment at that time. There’s a sense of the world closing in. He really captures that in the book. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is ranked in the following categories:
- #86 in Crime Thriller
- #52 in Folio Society
- #66 in Intelligence
- #21 in Operations Management
- #70 in Political Thriller
- #80 in Poster
- #29 in Service
- #4 in The Cold War
- #80 in Thriller
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