"His masterpiece...the greatest spy novel ever written..."
–NPR "The premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time."
–Time "A rattling good novel."
–San Francisco Chronicle "John le Carré is the great master of the spy story...the constant flow of emotion lifts him not only above all modern suspense novelists, but above most novelists now practicing."–
Financial Times "Stunning."
–Wall Street Journal "Le Carré has never presented so much detail about the intelligence Establishment...and keeps one guessing right to the end "
– The New York Times "A great thriller, the best le Carré has written" -
- Spectator (London)
