Single and single
Le Carré, John, 1931-2020200609UU
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A spellbinding novel now reissued in a stunning new package. 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.Review: '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.
Main title:
Single and single / John Le Carre.
Author:
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : Sceptre : [distributor] Bookpoint : [distributor] Alliance Distribution Services Pty Ltd : [distributor] Alliance Distribution Services Pty Ltd : [distributor] Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, 2006.
Collation:
352 p. ; 20x13x2 cm.
Notes:
Paperback. B-format paperback.
Biography/History:
John le Carre was born in 1931. He attended the universities of Bern and Oxford and later taught at Eton. He spent five years in the British Secret Service.
ISBN:
9780340937716 (pbk)0340937718 (pbk)
Dewey class:
AFT
Language:
English
BRN:
1349959