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John le Carré's third novel--A #1 New York Times bestseller for 34 weeks--and the book that launched his career worldwide In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse--a desk job--Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service--with himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants. Setting a standard that has never been surpassed, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a devastating tale of duplicity and espionage.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
ISBN-101611763452
ISBN-139781611763454
eBay Product ID (ePID)201661864
Product Key Features
Publication Year2014
TopicThrillers / Espionage, Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
Book TitleSpy Who Came in from the Cold
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Le Carré
Dimensions
Item Height0.7in.
Item Length5.8in.
Item Weight5.1 Oz
Item Width5.3in.
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"The best spy story I have ever read."--Graham Greene "First-rate and tremendously exciting."--Daphne du Maurier "Le Carr is one of the best novelists--of any kind--we have."-- Vanity Fair "Written...with a pitiless, elegant clarity. The Spy who Came in from the Cold is a first-rate thriller and more."-- Time, "The best spy story I have ever read."-Graham Greene "First-rate and tremendously exciting."-Daphne du Maurier "Le Carré is one of the best novelists-of any kind-we have."- Vanity Fair "Written…with a pitiless, elegant clarity. The Spy who Came in from the Cold is a first-rate thriller and more."- Time, "The best spy story I have ever read."--Graham Greene "First-rate and tremendously exciting."--Daphne du Maurier "Le Carré is one of the best novelists--of any kind--we have."-- Vanity Fair "Written...with a pitiless, elegant clarity. The Spy who Came in from the Cold is a first-rate thriller and more."-- Time, "The best spy story I have ever read."-Graham Greene "First-rate and tremendously exciting."-Daphne du Maurier "Le Carr is one of the best novelists-of any kind-we have."- Vanity Fair "Written…with a pitiless, elegant clarity. The Spy who Came in from the Cold is a first-rate thriller and more."- Time
Grade fromTwelfth Grade
Age Range18
Number of Volumes6 Vols.
Dewey Decimal823/.9/14 Fic
Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition