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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

By: John le Carré
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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Mr George Smiley is small, podgy, and at best, middle-aged. He is disillusioned, wrestles with idleness, and has been deserted by his beautiful wife. He is also compassionate, ruthless, and a senior British intelligence officer in short-lived retirement from the Circus, the British Secret Service organisation situated in London. But Moscow centre has infiltrated a mole into the Circus, and it's more than likely the perpetrator is Karla, Smiley's old adversary and his opposite number in Moscow. And when, at the dead of night, a member of the Cabinet offers Smiley the job to 'clean the stable, do whatever is necessary', it becomes a long and bitter battle of wits between Smiley, the master of deceit, and the enigmatic Karla.

©2014 Michael Jayston (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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One of the best books ever published. Very well read. Could not turn it off

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Excellent, Enjoyable and Entertaining Story

Easy to follow, excellent narrator of interesting and engaging spy traitor within highest rank of British intelligence, The Circus.
George Smilie is a fabulous character who kept me listening to every nuance of the English language.
Very very enjoyable
Ticks every box for a great weekend listen it never ages.

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Best espionage novel I've ever read and heard.

Great story, great writing, and the perfect narrator.
It is phenomenal. And, piqued my interest in the real world Cold War spy scandals.

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Very difficult to follow...

Lots (and lots and lots!) of talking... not much actually happening in the way of a story.. the narrator does an admirable job of trying to distinguish the characters, but it just doesn't work. Hence, the 'storyline' is very convoluted and difficult to follow. I really cannot understand why this is considered a classic, it just... isn't...

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