The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a masterpiece. Set in the early Cold War period, it tells the story of the lengths a spy will go to for revenge. It is a testament to John Le Carré’s skill as a writer that even though we know the truth from the beginning—that protagonist Alec Leamas is putting one over on East German intelligence—we are carried along by his storytelling to the very moment when we discover that our “truth” isn’t even true.

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Book Reviewed:
John Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: A George Smiley Novel (New York: Penguin, 2012; orig. 1963).

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