Book description
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Legacy of Spies.
"You are either good or bad, and both are dangerous."
It would have been an easy job for the Circus: a can of film couriered from Helsinki to London. In the past the Circus handled all things political,…
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1 author picked The Looking Glass War as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Le Carre said that when this book came out people hated it. I'm a big fan of his and I wanted to read this book that he felt very attached to, but critics and the public loathed. It does not disappoint--cynical, human, and oh-so-smart about all the ways that bureaucrats and government officials can lie to themselves. But George Smiley (the beloved recurring spymaster) is there to offer redemption.
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