Call for the Dead
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4.2 • 287 Ratings
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph
An apparent suicide. A deepening mystery. A letter from a dead man...
Secret agent George Smiley is in trouble. A Foreign Office civil servant, Samuel Fennan, has killed himself, and Smiley realizes that Intelligence head Maston is going to set him up to take the blame. Beginning his own investigation, Smiley is shocked to receive an urgent letter from the dead man, and slowly uncovers a network of deceit and betrayal. Le Carré's debut novel was also the first of his many books to feature the tenacious, unassuming and singular George Smiley.
Customer Reviews
Call for the Dead
I recently read Siverview, the first Le Carre novel I have read, and, of course, his last publication. I decided to go to his earlier work and this is excellent. So good to not only have a good storyline, but also the most perfect grammar. So different to the writers of now to whom correct grammar seems to be optional.
Brilliant starting point for fans of George Smiley
As a fan of both Tinker-Tailor and Smiley’s people, I have long sought to begin the series of le Carrè’s finest creation.
I was not disappointed. The writing is every bit as good as the you would expect. The challenge is to try and not hear the dulcet tones of Guinness et al while reading it.
My first
Excellent