The greatest chronicler of the age turns his incisive gaze to the tumultuous present in this superb new thriller.
John le Carre was born in 1931 and attended the universities of Bern and Oxford. He taught at Eton before serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War. For more than fifty years he has lived by his pen. He divides his time between London and Cornwall.
A fine piece of storytelling. It is a neat, compact, slow-burning
tale with just the right amount of twisting and turning and
misdirection. Divided loyalties, uncertain motives, Russian agents,
bureaucratic infighting, jaded spies, tatty offices - all of the
things you want and expect from a high-quality le Carré thriller
are here
*The Times*
A very classy entertainment about political ideals and deception .
. . laced with fury at the senseless vandalism of Brexit and of
Trump. Le Carré is the master of the spy genre.
*Guardian*
Le Carré delivers a tale for our times, replete with the classic
seasoning of betrayal, secret state shenanigans and sad-eyed human
frailty, all baked into an oven-hot contemporary thriller . . .
Agent Running in the Field is right on the money, in psychology as
much as politics, a demonstration of the British spy thriller at
its unputdownable best
*Robert McCrum, Observer*
As ingeniously structured as any of le Carré's fiction, skilfully
misdirecting the reader for much of the time
*Evening Standard*
A masterpiece
*Mick Herron, TLS*
Master of the game
*Sunday Times*
Le Carré's troubled new protagonist is developed with the author's
customary skill . . . an impeccable piece of writing
*i*
No other writer has charted - pitilessly for politicians but
thrillingly for readers - the public and secret histories of his
times
*Guardian*
The master is back on form in this tale of Russian subterfuge and a
middle-aged spy 's suspicious badminton partner
*The Times*
A rich, beautifully written book studded with surprises. Narrative
is a black art, and Le Carré is its grandmaster
*Andrew Taylor, Spectator*
The master espionage novelist takes on Brexit and Trump in this
tense and chilling portrait of today
*Evening Standard*
Wonderful . . . sophisticated entertainment from an author who, at
88, remains sharper than most of us
*Church Times*
John le Carré is as recognisable a writer as Dickens or Austen
*Financial Times*
A bang-up-to-date investigation of some of the big issues of our
time
*Sunday Express*
Le Carré demonstrates once again his sublime elegance as a writer,
and his delicate touch when portraying human failings in the
shadowy world of espionage . . . subtle, wry and seamless, it's an
utter joy, from first page to last
*Daily Mail*
A literary master for a generation
*Observer*
Blisteringly contemporary . . . Each new book from le Carré is
refreshingly different and uniquely compelling
*Economist*
One of those writers who will be read a century from now
*Robert Harris*
Astute state-of-the-nation commentary
*The Guardian Books of the Year*
Classic, unmistakeable le Carré . . . it has the added bonus of
some wonderfully vitriolic rants
*Shots magazine: Book of the Month*
The master of the espionage novel returns with a perfectly nuanced
story of a spy on the scrapheap at the age of 47 and uncertain who
to trust in the world of Brexit and divided loyalties
*Daily Mail, Books of the Year*
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