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  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Abridged)

  • By: John le Carré
  • Narrated by: John le Carré
  • Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Abridged)

By: John le Carré
Narrated by: John le Carré
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Publisher's summary

Setting a standard that has never been surpassed, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a devastating tale of duplicity and espionage.

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 him a unique opportunity for revenge.

Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service - with himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants.

©1965 le Carré Productions (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton
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"A topical and terrible story...he can communicate emotion, from sweating fear to despairing love, with terse and compassionate conviction. Above all, he can tell a tale. Formidable equipment for a rare and disturbing writer." ( The Sunday Times)

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