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  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

  • Written by: John le Carré
  • Narrated by: Michael Jayston
  • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (55 ratings)

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Written by: John le Carré
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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Publisher's Summary

Alec Leamas has ended his time in Berlin. Or his time has ended him. The last of his Eastern agents has been killed, like the others, by the Abteilung. Back at the Circus, Leamas is put on the shelf. He turns to drunkenness and dishonesty and finally disappears from view, a seemingly broken man.

But unknown to anyone except George Smiley and his master, Control, Leamas has been given his toughest mission ever. He will have to be himself but more so. He will have to fight off the inevitable softening of middle age and wait a little more before he can come in from the cold. Not even Leamas can know the plan of which he is the instrument.
©1963 Victor Gollancz Ltd (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.
Espionage Suspense Literature & Fiction
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Critic Reviews

"The best spy story I have ever read." (Graham Greene)
"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)

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Short, sweet and suspenseful…

Well sketched characters, credible motives and a simple narrative about a world of greys where there are no true heroes and just different kinds of villains.

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The finest Spy Story ever.

Gripping, complex, moving, a tale spanning and laying bare the innards of the Communist world and the West.

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Ok

Found it difficult to understand the story and keep a track of all characters.
Reviews looked good but not for me .

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