The spy who came in from the cold
By: John Le Carre
Series: George Smiley novel
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [New York, New York]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781101573181
Subjects: Fiction; Intelligence officers; Cold War; Officiers de renseignements; Romans, nouvelles; Guerre froide
Description: In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse--a desk job--Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service--with himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants.
Notes: Electronic book.