Agent Running in the Field Agent Running in the Field

Agent Running in the Field

A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick

    • 4.2 • 112 Ratings
    • $15.99

Publisher Description

'The British spy thriller at its unputdownable best' Observer

SELECTED FOR BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS
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Nat, a veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, thinks his years as an agent runner are over. But MI6 have other plans. To tackle the growing threat from Moscow Centre, Nat is put in charge of The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. His weekly badminton session with the young, introspective, Brexit-hating Ed, offers respite from the new job. But it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Nat down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all.
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'A rich, beautifully written book studded with surprises. Narrative is a black art, and Le Carré is its grandmaster' Spectator

'Blisteringly contemporary' Economist

'Subtle, wry and seamless, it's an utter joy, from first page to last'
Daily Mail

'A very classy entertainment about political ideals and deception . . . laced with fury at the senseless vandalism of Brexit and of Trump' Guardian

'A fine piece of storytelling' Times

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2019
17 October
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Books Ltd
SELLER
Penguin Books Limited
SIZE
2.2
MB

Customer Reviews

flogthedog ,

Agent running in the field

Very slow moving, little character development and little exploration of relationships between the characters. As with other Le Carre books, I found it difficult to engage with this one also. Maybe just me, but I found this novel uninspired and dull. I gave up half way through.

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