β Scribed by John le Carre
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Britain is in the depths of recession.A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua.By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula and a diamond-encrusted gold watch.He also has a tattoo on his right thumb, and wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young lovers on a tortuous journey through Paris to a safe house in the Swiss Alps, to the murkiest cloisters of the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's Intelligence Establishment. 'If you want to know about the state of Britain today, forget the Booker shortlist. Just read John le Carre's latest thriller.' Evening Standard 'Return of the master . . . Having plumbed the devious depths of the Cold War, le Carreacute; has done it again for our nasty new age.' The Times 'Few recent plays have had dialogue as good, and few recent literary novels can boast a set of characters so vividly imagined. Our Kind of Traitor is a teasing, beguiling, masterly performance.' Sunday Times 'A compelling tale of deceit, dialogue and the author's own despair John le Carreacute;'s greatest gift may be his ear, which allows him to pick up a tremor of fear in the softest voice or a false note in any exchange of words and play with them to his heart's content. He can therefore create, in dialogue, a trembling soundscape that has a pitch-perfect quality.' James Naughtie, Telegraph 'While other novelists are doing everything they can to inflate their tales of cloak and dagger, trust le Carreacute; to make his story of international money laundering, political infighting and unwitting treachery into a chamber symphony of exquisite delicacy.' Kirkus 'Those readers who have found post-cold war le Carreacute; too cerebral will have much to cheer about with this Russian mafia spy thriller . . . le Carreacute; ratchets up the tension step-by-step until the sad, inevitable end. His most accessible work in years, this novel shows once again why his name is the one to which all others in the field are compared.' Publishers Weekly 'He's a bit of a magician alright.' John Banville 'le Carreacute; continues to be the world's most reliable witness to the vicissitudes of international, paranoia.' Andrew O'Hagan 'Small Town in Germany was the first adult novel I was allowed to read when I was a kid and I have been a huge fan ever since.' Brian Walker
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Britain is in the depths of recession. A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young lo
SUMMARY: Britain is in the depths of recession.A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua.By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula and a diamond-encrusted gold watch.He
SUMMARY: Britain is in the depths of recession.A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua.By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula and a diamond-encrusted gold watch.He
### From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Those readers who have found postβcold war le CarrΓ© too cerebral will have much to cheer about with this Russian mafia spy thriller. While on holiday in Antigua, former Oxford tutor Perry Makepiece and his lawyer girlfriend, Gail Perkins, meet Dmitri "Dima
**The unrivaled master of spy fiction returns with a taut and suspenseful tale of dirty money and dirtier politics.** For nearly half a century, John le CarrΓ©'s limitless imagination has enthralled millions of readers and moviegoers around the globe. From the cold war to the bitter fruits of coloni
### From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Those readers who have found postβcold war le CarrΓ© too cerebral will have much to cheer about with this Russian mafia spy thriller. While on holiday in Antigua, former Oxford tutor Perry Makepiece and his lawyer girlfriend, Gail Perkins, meet Dmitri "Dima