The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Praise

“What his most satisfying about John le Carré’s first great success—first of many, as it turned out—is how well it holds up on this, its 50th anniversary.”—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

“The best spy story I have ever read.”—Graham Greene

“First-rate and tremendously exciting.”—Daphne du Maurier

“Le Carré is one of the best novelists—of any kind—we have.”—Vanity Fair

“Written…with a pitiless, elegant clarity. The Spy who Came in from the Cold is a first-rate thriller and more.”—Time

“Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell” — J.B. Priestley


“The master storyteller … has lost none of his cunning” — A. N. Wilson

“I have re-read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold over and over again since I first encountered it in my teens, just to remind myself how extraordinary a work of fiction can be.” ― Malcolm Gladwell

“One of those very rare novels that changes the way you look at the world. Unflinching, highly sophisticated, superb.” ― William Boyd