num_pages: 212
description: In this classic, John le Carre's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he created a world unlike any previously experienced in suspense fiction. With unsurpassed knowledge culled from his years in British Intelligence, le Carre brings to light the shadowy dealings of international espionage in the tale of a British agent who longs to end his career but undertakes one final, bone-chilling assignment. When the last agent under his command is killed and Alec Leamas is called back to London, he hopes to come in from the cold for good. His spymaster, Control, however, has other plans. Determined to bring down the head of East German Intelligence and topple his organization, Control once more sends Leamas into the fray -- this time to play the part of the dishonored spy and lure the enemy to his ultimate defeat.
language: English
title: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
titlecomplete: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
characters: Alec Leamas, Elizabeth Gold, George Smiley, Fiedler, Karl Riemeck, Hans-Dieter Mundt, Peter Guillam
genres: Thriller, Historical Fiction, Novels, Espionage, Crime, Suspense, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 105477
places: London, England, Berlin
series: George Smiley
awards: awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Somerset Maugham Award, awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: -220896000000
name: CWA Gold Dagger, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: The CWA Dagger of Daggers
publisher: Scribner