**'Mesmerising' *Sunday Times*** As an interpreter of African languages, Bruno Salvador is much in demand. He makes it a principle to remain neutral - no matter what he hears. But when he is summoned on a secret job for British Intelligence, he is told he will have to get his hands dirty. His missi
The Mission Song
✍ Scribed by John Le Carré
- Publisher
- PENGUIN GROUP (CANADA)
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 201 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0143056840
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