George Smiley has become chief of the battered British Secret Service The betrayals of a Soviet double agent have riddled the spy network Smiley wants revenge He chooses his weapon Jerry Westerby The Honourable Schoolboy a passionate lover and a seasoned reckless secret agent Westerby is pointed east to Hong Kong So begins the terrifying game His command of detail is staggering his straightforward unaffected prose is superb In short wonderful value The Sunday Times
