Karla's Choice
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3.9 • 59 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway
Set in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Nick Harkaway's Karla's Choice is an extraordinary, thrilling return to the world of spy fiction's greatest writer, John le Carré.
It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West's spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumour in Whitehall – unconfirmed and a little scandalous – that George Smiley might almost be happy.
But Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview Susanna, a Hungarian émigré and employee of the missing man, and sniff out a lead. But in his absence the shadows of Moscow have lengthened. Smiley will soon find himself entangled in a perilous mystery that will define the battles to come, and strike at the heart of his greatest enemy…
© Nick Harkaway 2024 (P)Penguin Audio 2024
Customer Reviews
Karla’s Choice.
Beautifully read, lovely writing and descriptions of characters and insight into their thoughts, but a seriously flimsy storyline which for most of the time didn’t seem to exist. I went on listening in hope that something would evolve, even a secondary storyline, but it was not to be and the action only came at the end.
A tough act to follow, but maybe you should just write your own stuff.
Great book
I’ve always been hit and miss with le carre books, but loved the forward on this one then the first hour or so babbled and I’m thinking oh here we go but suddenly it changed gear and I was hooked on it till then end.
Hope he does some more circus books.
A wonderful novel
It felt like being wrapped once more in the warm fug of Smiley’s 1960s Cold War. The comments from Ann Smiley at the end of the book provide an insight into Smiley’s character and a springboard to the next book