First published 2017
Peter Guillam, a former British spy, is dragged out of retirement when his shadowy Cold War exploits are reopened by a younger generation. As he's forced to confront his murky past, Guillam must navigate a web of secrets, betrayals, and the ghosts of operations long thought buried. In this riveting return to the world of George Smiley, le Carré weaves a masterful tale of moral ambiguity, the corrosive nature of unchecked power, and the heavy personal toll of a life spent in the shadows.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, 21st-century, espionage
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-ambiguity, unreliable-narrator
Period: Cold War
264 pages · Hardcover · Viking Pr