The Spy Who Came In From The Cold; Call For The Dead; The Looking-Glass War; A Small Town In Germany
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact, hardcover bound edition.
This omnibus edition brings together four of John le Carré's most celebrated espionage novels into a single compelling volume. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold chronicles the story of a weary British agent sent on one final, morally ambiguous mission behind the Iron Curtain — widely regarded as one of the greatest spy novels ever written. Call for the Dead introduces George Smiley, le Carré's quietly brilliant intelligence officer, as he uncovers a Cold War conspiracy that begins with an apparent suicide. The Looking-Glass War details a bleak and darkly satirical operation mounted by a forgotten British intelligence department desperate to reclaim its wartime relevance, while A Small Town in Germany presents a gripping political thriller set in Bonn, where a British diplomat vanishes alongside a cache of sensitive files. Together, these four novels showcase le Carré's mastery of moral complexity, institutional cynicism, and the deeply human cost of the clandestine world.
Author: John Le Carré
Format: Hardback
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact, hardcover bound edition.
This omnibus edition brings together four of John le Carré's most celebrated espionage novels into a single compelling volume. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold chronicles the story of a weary British agent sent on one final, morally ambiguous mission behind the Iron Curtain — widely regarded as one of the greatest spy novels ever written. Call for the Dead introduces George Smiley, le Carré's quietly brilliant intelligence officer, as he uncovers a Cold War conspiracy that begins with an apparent suicide. The Looking-Glass War details a bleak and darkly satirical operation mounted by a forgotten British intelligence department desperate to reclaim its wartime relevance, while A Small Town in Germany presents a gripping political thriller set in Bonn, where a British diplomat vanishes alongside a cache of sensitive files. Together, these four novels showcase le Carré's mastery of moral complexity, institutional cynicism, and the deeply human cost of the clandestine world.