Agent Running in the Field

Carre, John Le

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Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. The only bright light on the team is young Florence, who has her eye on Russia Department and a Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie. Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badminton player. His regular Monday evening opponent is half his age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump and hates his job at some soulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all.

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Publish Date: 20/08/2020

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‘The British spy thriller at its unputdownable best’ Observer

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Nat, a veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, thinks his years as an agent runner are over. But MI6 have other plans. To tackle the growing threat from Moscow Centre, Nat is put in charge of The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. His weekly badminton session with the young, introspective, Brexit-hating Ed, offers respite from the new job. But it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Nat down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all.
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‘A rich, beautifully written book studded with surprises. Narrative is a black art, and Le Carré is its grandmaster’ Spectator

‘Blisteringly contemporary’ Economist

‘Subtle, wry and seamless, it’s an utter joy, from first page to last’
Daily Mail

‘A very classy entertainment about political ideals and deception . . . laced with fury at the senseless vandalism of Brexit and of Trump’ Guardian

‘A fine piece of storytelling’ Times

Additional information

Weight 330 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 28 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

366

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K