{"product_id":"2940191907352","title":"Smiley's People (George Smiley Series #7)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e... the narrative is grand, the dialogue is even better, and best of all is the warm, sadly ironic intelligence that colors even the tiniest of encounters. -\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen General Vladimir, a Soviet defector, is brutally murdered in London's Hampstead Heath on his way to meet a junior Circus agent, George Smiley finds himself being pulled from retirement-again. As Vladimir's former case officer, Smiley has the privilege of cleaning up and burying the the mess.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut one last message from the general, sent just before he died, hints at a major operation led by spymaster Karla, Smiley's Soviet counterpart. Thrust back into the world of Cold War espionage in pursuit of his longtime nemesis, Smiley assembles a small team of trusted operatives to unearth the deceit and corruption that Karla has sown across Europe-from the shadowy streets of Paris and Hamburg to the corridors of power in London and Moscow. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the course of the investigation, Smiley discovers a piece of intelligence that has long eluded him: Karla's weakness. The price of using it, however, tests the limits of even Smiley's ruthlessness. As the game of cat-and-mouse approaches its finale, and with the geopolitical landscape of Europe hanging in the balance, Smiley will be forced to confront the darkest corners of his own soul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe seventh George Smiley novel from lauded spy novelist John le Carré, one in which all his considerable skills are in evidence (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eSmiley's People\u003c\/em\u003e follows \u003cem\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Spy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Honourable Schoolboy\u003c\/em\u003e, marking the third and final installment in the Karla Trilogy. With le Carré's intricate compassion, the battle of wits between the two no-men of no-man's-land-fraught with questions about loyalty and betrayal, as well as the human cost of espionage-comes to its breathtaking conclusion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamscape Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46318125416689,"sku":"2940191907352","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940191907352_p0.jpg?v=1764967687","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940191907352","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}