Originally published: London : V. Gollancz, 1963. AUG15.
Summary:
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 his a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service - with himself as bait. Setting a standard that has never been surpassed, John le Carre's third novel is a devastating tale of duplicity and espionage and the haunting masterwork that first earned him international renown.
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