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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
A quiet, retired intelligence man is quietly called back to find a Soviet mole in the top ranks of the British Secret Service. He works through old files and old colleagues to find which of four senior men has betrayed them.
- First published
- 1974
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like patient, intricate espionage with a keenly observed cast and a pleasingly tough puzzle.
Skip this if you need quick pacing or clear exposition, because the book is dense with names, jargon and time shifts.
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