The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre (2009, Unabridged, Compact Disc)

Synopsis
Hailed as "the best spy story I have ever read" by Graham Greene, and "the best spy story ANYBODY has ever read" by The New York Times THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (1962) cemented author John Le Carre's reputation as a master of the espionage novel, and elevated the genre to the same level as the best literary writing and political thinking. During The Cold War, a burned-out spy accepts a last assignment that involves him being intentionally recruited by East German intelligence. As he proceeds with his mission, he discovers that he's lost his taste for spying and now questions the rightness of rules he once obeyed without question. With its intricate twists and double-crosses, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD works as a wonderful thriller--its authenticity heightened by Le Carre's work in Her Majesty's Secret Service--but it is the book's profound questioning of the moral consequences of covert operations in the name of "freedom" that has made it a classic. In 2006, Publishers Weekly named it the greatest spy novel ever written.

Key Details
Author:	John Le Carre
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bbc Radio
Format:	Audio
ISBN-10:	1602836582
ISBN-13:	9781602836587

Additional Details
Edition Description:	Unabridged

Size
Thickness:	0.8 in
Weight:	4 oz

Publisher's Note
Secret agent Leamas is on a mission in East Berlin, but he has doubts about the organization he serves.

Industry Reviews
"Written...with pitiless, elegant clarity, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD is a first-rate thriller and more: a sad, sympathetic portrait of a man who has lived by lies and subterfuge for so long, he's forgotten how to tell the truth." (from TIME Magazine's 100 greatest novels of all time...)
(01/01/2005)

"Le Carré proves a deadpan master at invoking darkness at noon in the crocodile world of international espionage."
(01/17/1964)