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Tessa Quayle, moglie di un diplomatico inglese appassionato di giardinaggio, viene trovata selvaggiamente uccisa sulle rive del lago Turkana in Kenya. Perché Tessa era là? Il suo omicidio è da legarsi alla sua ossessiva presenza in un ospedale di Nairobi, dove in circostanze misteriose una povera indigena aveva trovato la morte? Nel contemplare il corpo decomposto dal caldo della bellissima moglie, qualcosa si spezza nell'animo di Justin Quayle, un marito che solo ora inizia a scoprire che nulla sapeva di Tessa.

John Le Carre Le Carre's fiercely compelling novel begins as a half-starved young Russian man is smuggled into Hamburg in the dead of night. Annabel, an idealistic German civil rights lawyer, determines to save him from deportation. Soon, her client's survival becomes more important than her own career--or safety.

Issa, jeune musulman russe affamé, arrive clandestinement à Hambourg. Avec Annabel, avocate idéaliste, et Tommy Brue, patron de banque, ils forment un triangle amoureux sur lequel vont fondre les esp

The number one bestselling novel from le Carre, since turned into a critically acclaimed blockbusting film, now reissued in a stunning new package.Tessa Quayle has been horribly murdered on the shores of Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya, the birthplace of mankind. Her putative African lover, a doctor with one of the aid agencies, has disappeared.Her husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur gardener at the British High Commission in Nairobi, sets out on a personal odyssey in pursuit of the killers and their motive. His quest takes him to the Foreign Office in London, across Europe and Canada and back to Africa, to the depths of South Sudan, and finally to the very spot where Tessa died.On his way Justin meets terror, violence, laughter, conspiracy and knowledge. But his greatest discovery is the woman he barely had time to love.

In der britischen Kolonie Gibraltar findet eine streng geheime Anti-Terror-Operation statt: Ein islamistischer Waffenkaufer soll entfuhrt werden. Die Drahtzieher: Fergus Quinn, ein hochrangiges Regierungsmitglied, und Jay Crispin, Chef einer internationalen Sicherheitsfirma. Toby Bell, ein Mitarbeiter Quinns, stolpert uber die geheime Aktion. Irgendetwas ist an der Sache faul und soll vertuscht werden. Seine Nachforschungen bringen ihn in eine gefahrliche Lage. Toby muss sich zwischen seinem Gewissen und der Verpflichtung gegenuber dem britischen Geheimdienst entscheiden.

Soon to be a major film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, and Robin Wright--the acclaimed bestselling novel about spies in "The War on Terror."A half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse around his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa. Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, determines to save Issa from deportation. Soon her client's survival becomes more important to her than her own career--or safety. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue, the sixty-year-old scion of Brue Freres, a failing British bank based in Hamburg. Annabel, Issa, and Brue form an unlikely alliance--and a triangle of impossible loves is born. Meanwhile, sensing a sure kill in the "War on Terror," the rival spies of Germany, England, and America converge upon the innocents. Thrilling, compassionate, with characters you'll never forget, "A Most Wanted Man" is a work of deep humanity and uncommon relevance to our times.

New spies with new loyalties, old spies with old ones; terror as the new mantra; decent people wanting to do good but caught in the moral maze; all the sound, rational reasons for doing the inhuman thing; the recognition that we cannot safely love or pity and remain good "patriots" -- this is the fabric of John le Carre's fiercely compelling and current novel "A Most Wanted Man." A half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse around his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa. Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, determines to save Issa from deportation. Soon her client's survival becomes more important to her than her own career -- or safety. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue, the sixty-year-old scion of Brue Freres, a failing British bank based in Hamburg. Annabel, Issa and Brue form an unlikely alliance -- and a triangle of impossible loves is born. Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in the "War on Terror," the rival spies of Germany, England and America converge upon the innocents. Thrilling, compassionate, peopled with characters the reader never wants to let go, "A Most Wanted Man" is a work of deep humanity and uncommon relevance to our times.

A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony, Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, and a private defence contractor who is also his close friend.

Issa, jeune musulman russe affamé, arrive clandestinement à Hambourg... Avec Annabel, avocate idéaliste, et Tommy Brue, patron de banque, ils forment un triangle amoureux sur lequel vont fondre les e

Vuelve El espía que surgió del frío, la novela que catapultó a John le Carré a la fama mundial, en una nueva edición que incluye una introducción del autor con motivo del 50º aniversario de su publicacion.El agente doble Alec Leamas esta hastiado. Ha pasado demasiado tiempo en el frio, escondido en las sombras del telon de acero espiando para el gobierno britanico, donde ha visto morir a demasiados compañeros. Y decide aceptar la ultima mision que Control le ha encomendado desde Londres para vengar a aquellos que cayeron. Debera viajar al corazon de Alemania Oriental para convertirse en peon de un enrevesado complot de venganza; un trabajo que llevara a cabo con la cinica profesionalidad que le ha convertido en uno de los mejores espias. Pero pronto descubrira que ha escogido el peor camino posible...Le Carre es uno de los mejores escritores que hay.Vanity FairEl retrato de un hombre que ha vivido tanto tiempo en la mentira y el subterfugio que ha olvidado como contar la verdad.TimeEscrita con una claridad elegante e inclemente. El espia que surgio del frio es mas que un thriller excelente.TimePuede comunicar la emocion,desde el miedo sofocante al amor desesperado, con una conviccion concisa y compasiva.Sunday Times