Call for the dead / John Le Carré
1961, Penguin edition. London : Penguin Books. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #328272
Physical description: 156p. Summary: After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined? Le Carre's debut novel, "Call for the Dead", introduced the tenacious and retiring George Smiley in a gripping tale of espionage and deceit. Subjects: Intelligence officers. Smiley, George (Fictitious character). Secret service Great Britain; Fiction.
Suspense fiction. Secret service. England; Fiction.
England. Great Britain. Genre: Fiction.
Price: €14.95