Smiley’s People

Suspense Thrillers

Author: John le Carré

John le Carre’s classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge and have earned him — and his hero, British Secret Service agent George Smiley — unprecedented worldwide acclaim.Rounding off his astonishing vision of a clandestine world, master storyteller le Carre perfects his art….Read More

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Berlin Game

When a valuable agent behind the Iron Curtain signals he wants out, it's up to Bernard Samson, once active in the field but now anchored to a London desk, to… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Historical European Fiction, Historical German Fiction, Intelligence Service, Spies

The Honourable Schoolboy

John le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge and have earned him -- and his hero, British… Continue Reading Posted in: Assassination Thrillers, Fiction, Intelligence Service, Revenge

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

A modern classic in which John le Carré expertly creates a total vision of a secret world, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy begins George Smiley's chess match of wills and wits… Continue Reading Posted in: Assassination Thrillers, English, Fiction, Great Britain, Military Thrillers, Spy Stories

Mexico Set

A lot of people had plans for Bernard Samson…When they spotted Erich Stinnes in Mexico City, it was obvious that Bernard Samson was the right man to ‘enrol’ him. With… Continue Reading Posted in: English, Fiction In English, Historical Caribbean & Latin American Fiction, Historical European Fiction, Spy Stories

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

In this classic, John le Carre's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he created a world unlike any previously experienced in suspense fiction. With unsurpassed knowledge… Continue Reading Posted in: Cold War (1945 1989), Detective And Mystery Stories, Fiction, Historical German Fiction, International Mystery & Crime

The Secret Pilgrim

Nothing is as it was. Old enemies embrace. The dark staging grounds of the Cold War--whose shadows barely obscure the endless games of espionage--are flooded with light. The rules are… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Secret Service, Spy Stories, War Fiction

Our Man In Havana

Mr. Wormold, vacuum cleaner salesman in a city of powercuts, is, as always, short of money. His daughter, sixteen, followed everywhere by wolf whistles, is spending his money with a… Continue Reading Posted in: Classic British & Irish Fiction, Classic Literary Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Satire, Secret Service

Old Boys

"Paul Christopher is the superior intelligence agent as skilled at choosing a fine wine as he is at tradecraft, at once sophistocated and dangerous, and no stranger to the world… Continue Reading Posted in: Intelligence Service, Missing Persons, United States

Journey Into Fear

Returning to his hotel room after a late-night flirtation with a cabaret dancer at an Istanbul boîte, Graham is surprised by an intruder with a gun. What follows is a… Continue Reading Posted in: Political Thrillers, Spy Films, Spy Stories, Suspense Fiction, Terrorism Thrillers

The Little Drummer Girl

John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim.In this thrilling… Continue Reading Posted in: 1945, Actresses, Assassination Thrillers, Political Thrillers & Suspense, Spy Stories

A Legacy of Spies

Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on… Continue Reading Posted in: Espionage Thrillers, International Mystery & Crime, Political Thrillers & Suspense, Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense

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