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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
by John le Carré
In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse--a desk job--Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service--with himself as the bait.
The Looking Glass War
by John le Carré
It would have been an easy job for the Circus: a can of film couriered from Helsinki to London. In the past the Circus handled all things political, while the Department dealt with matters military. Now, one of their agents is dead, and vital evidence verifying the presence of Soviet missiles near the West German border is gone. John Avery is the Department's younger member and its last hope. Avery must infiltrate the East and restore his masters' former glory.
Year: 1965
Genre: Cold War
A Small Town in Germany
by John le Carré
The British Embassy in Bonn is up in arms. Her Majesty's financially troubled government is seeking admission to Europe's Common Market just as anti-British factions are rising to power in Germany. Rioters are demanding reunification, and the last thing the Crown can afford is a scandal. Then Leo Harting--an embassy nobody--goes missing with a case full of confidential files. London sends Alan Turner to control the damage, but he soon realizes that neither side really wants Leo found--alive.
Year: 1968
Genre: Cold War, Espionage, Missing Person
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
by John le Carré
The man he knew as "Control" is dead, and the young Turks who forced him out now run the Circus. But George Smiley isn't quite ready for retirement--especially when a pretty, would-be defector surfaces with a shocking accusation: a Soviet mole has penetrated the highest level of British Intelligence. Relying only on his wits and a small, loyal cadre, Smiley recognizes the hand of Karla--his Moscow Centre nemesis--and sets a trap to catch the traitor.
Year: 1974
Genre: Cold War
The Honourable Schoolboy
by John le Carré
The mole has been eliminated, but the damage wrought has brought the British Secret Service to its knees. George Smiley embarks on a campaign to uncover what Moscow Centre most wants to hide. When the trail goes cold at a Hong Kong gold seam, Smiley dispatches Gerald Westerby to shake the money tree. A part-time operative with cover as a philandering journalist, Westerby insinuates himself into a war-torn world where allegiances--and lives--are bought and sold.
Year: 1977
Genre: Cold War
Titles
| Got It | Want It | Read It | Year | Title | |||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1963 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | by John le Carré | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1965 | The Looking Glass War | by John le Carré | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1968 | A Small Town in Germany | by John le Carré | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1974 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | by John le Carré | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1977 | The Honourable Schoolboy | by John le Carré | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1984 | The Hunt for Red October | by Tom Clancy | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1985 | Lie Down with Lions | by Ken Follett | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1988 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | by Tom Clancy | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1990 | The Secret Pilgrim | by John le Carré | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 2002 | Red Rabbit | by Tom Clancy | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 2017 | A Legacy of Spies | by John le Carré | ||||||
