By John LeCarre

Spymaster Le Carre returns with his greatest creation, George Smiley, though we don’t yet know whether Smiley wil appear in the present (he’d be an old guy) or only in memory.  Here, Smiley’s loyal ally Peter Guillam is yanked out of retirement, with the current government asking pointed questions about the Cold War activities of Smiley, Guillam, and their circle.