num_pages: 416
description: 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 and thought-provoking novel of Middle Eastern intrigue, Charlie, a brilliant and beautiful young English actress, is lured into "the theatre of the real" by an Israeli intelligence officer. Forced to play her ultimate role, she is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist.
language: English
title: The Little Drummer Girl
titlecomplete: The Little Drummer Girl (Lamplighter)
characters: Martin Kurtz
genres: Thriller, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Spy Thriller, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Espionage, Crime, Novels
ratings_count: 14227
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize 日本冒険小説協会大賞特別賞
category: Best Translated Novel
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd