The Looking Glass War - Softcover

Le Carré, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143171127 ISBN 13: 9780143171126

Publisher: Penguin Canada, 2010

Synopsis

ONE LAST CHANCE TO PROVE THEIR METTLE

There was a time when the distinctions were clear: the Circus handled all things political while the Department handled all matters military. After the war, power shifted and the Department faded out of influence. But with the unexpected intelligence of a possible missile threat, the Department again has a mission. The opportunity to reclaim former glory cannot be missed –  even if it means putting men’s lives at risk on foreign soil.

A top-secret British operation is underway to uncover facts regarding Soviet missiles in Germany. The government lures a German-speaking Pole turned Englishman, Fred Leiser, back from retirement to reverse potential international upheaval. Michael Jayston accompanies the listener on a fascinating insider's tour of an international spy network and introduces the dedicated and complicated cast of characters who risk all to carry out their missions. Jayston exposes the unabashed greed of the government's motives as its members manipulate the rusty Leiser. The mission through Germany is elaborate and demanding, and Jayston's description of Leiser's dire predicament never loses momentum

About this title

About the Author

John le Carré was born in 1931. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; and Smiley’s People. His recent novels include The Constant Gardener, Absolute Friends, The Mission Song, A Most Wanted Man, and Our Kind of Traitor. A Delicate Truth is his twenty-third novel.

Review

“A bitter, bleak, superlatively written novel." - Publishers Weekly

"Le Carré is more than just a great storyteller—he captures the Zeitgeist itself." - Tom Wolfe

"Le Carré is simply the world’s greatest fictional spymaster.” - Newsweek

"He is one of the half-dozen best novelists now working in English." - The Chicago Sun-Times

"No other contemporary novelist has more durably enjoyed the twin badges of being both well-read and well-regarded." - Scott Turow

"For my money, le Carré is the equal of any novelist now writing in English." - Guardian (UK)

"Le Carré is one of the best novelists—of any kind—we have." - Vanity Fair

“A devastating and tragic record of human, not glamour, spies.” - New York Herald Tribune.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Canada
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0143171127
• ISBN 13: 9780143171126
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288