DISCOVER THE MOST-TALKED ABOUT THRILLER OF THE YEAR . . . 'Reads like a lost le Carrè. Smiley
is back at the Circus in the safest of hands' RICHARD OSMAN 'Karla's Choice is a note-perfect
tribute to le Carré that feels fresh and new' MICK HERRON 'Le Carre's legacy is in good hands
- Smiley is back with a vengeance!' IAN RANKIN --- --- --- It is spring in 1963 and George
Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West's spy war with the Soviets strewn
across Europe he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed with his marriage more
secure than ever there is a rumour in Whitehall - unconfirmed and a little scandalous - that
George Smiley might almost be happy. But Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected
in the most unusual of circumstances and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to
be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview Susanna a Hungarian
émigré and employee of the missing man and sniff out a lead. But in his absence the shadows
of Moscow have lengthened. Smiley will soon find himself entangled in a perilous mystery that
will define the battles to come and strike at the heart of his greatest enemy... --- --- ---
Set in the missing decade between two iconic novels starring George Smiley The Spy Who Came in
from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy this is an extraordinary thrilling return to the
world of spymaster John le Carré written by the author's son and acclaimed novelist Nick
Harkaway. 'An exceptional espionage novel in its own right' WILLIAM BOYD 'Harkaway has done
an extraordinarily good job with his father's legacy' TELEGRAPH 'An accomplished homage and a
captivating thriller' THE ECONOMIST
