Single And Single

Description

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.

Promotion info

A wonderful, classic le Carre now reissued in a stunning new package.

Reviews

'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

Author description

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.