Single & Single

Single & Single

by JohnleCarré (Author)

Synopsis

A corporate lawyer from the House of Single & Single is shot dead in cold blood on a Turkish hillside for crimes that he does not understand. A children's entertainer in Devon is hauled to his local bank late at night to explain a monumental influx of cash. A Russian freighter is arrested in the Black Sea. A celebrated London financier has disappeared into thin air. A British customs officer is on a trail of corruption and murder. SINGLE & SINGLE is a thrilling journey of the contemporary human heart - intimate, magical, riotous and subtly architected, showing us John le Carre at the height of his dramatic and creative powers.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 21 Sep 2006

ISBN 10: 0340937718
ISBN 13: 9780340937716
Book Overview: A wonderful, classic le Carre now reissued in a stunning new package.

Media Reviews
'A masterly work, faultless fiction of the highest order' * Glasgow Herald *
'An adventure that takes us to the ends of the earth via the rich but often barren landscape of the human heart' * The Times *
'Single & Single manages to make some serious points about history amid a riot of whoops and skips, genre flourishes and delighted winks to the gallery' * Guardian *
Author Bio
John le Carre was born in 1931. His third novel, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, secured him a wide reputation which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY and SMILEY'S PEOPLE. His other novels include THE CONSTANT GARDENER, A MOST WANTED MAN and OUR KIND OF TRAITOR.