{"product_id":"tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-paperback","title":"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré Paperback Cold War Spy Novel","description":"\u003c!-- KATE'S TREASURES15 — DAD'S BOOKS FORMAT (Mobile-friendly) --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; color: #1b1b1b;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterful Cold War espionage novel of secrecy, betrayal and divided loyalties, following George Smiley as he searches for a Soviet mole hidden at the heart of British intelligence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eSome treasures at \u003cstrong\u003eKate's Treasures15\u003c\/strong\u003e are chosen because they are beautiful or useful. 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He was drawn to stories that looked beneath appearances and explored loyalty, deception, political pressure and the difficult choices people make when trust begins to disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eWritten by acclaimed British author \u003cstrong\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Spy\u003c\/strong\u003e follows former intelligence officer \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Smiley\u003c\/strong\u003e as he is quietly brought out of retirement to investigate a deeply troubling possibility: a Soviet agent may have infiltrated the highest levels of the British Secret Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eRather than relying on constant action, the novel builds its suspense through observation, memory, coded conversations and the gradual uncovering of old rivalries and carefully concealed betrayals. 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