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John le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and understanding and have earned him -- and his hero, British Secret Service agent George Smiley -- unprecedented worldwide acclaim. In this classic masterwork, le Carré grows upon his remarkable perspective of the key planet as George Smiley continues the attack. In the aftermath of the demoralizing infiltration with a Soviet double-agent, Smiley hasbeen created ringmaster of the Show (aka the British Secret Service). Decided to displace the business's status and health, and bent on vengeance, his own handpicked operative is thrust by Smiley into motion.