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Le Carré's manifold skills at scene-setting and creating a range of fearsomely convincing English characters, from the bluffly absurd to the irredeemably corrupt, are at their smooth peak here.—Publishers Weekly
When Tessa Quayle is murdered in northern Kenya, it leaves her husband, career diplomat Justin, searching for answers. Over the course of investigating the circumstances and causes behind her murder, he discovers a drug testing and experimentation scandal that stretches beyond the borders of Kenya. The corruption needed to keep it quiet has taken root in more than one institution he thought he could trust—including the civil servants of the British Foreign Service.
Traveling across the globe in his pursuit for the truth, Justin becomes a target for Tessa's killers, and faces terror and violence unlike anything he's ever faced. But as he uncovers more and more of the conspiracy that cost Tessa her life, Justin also discovers the extent of her activism in the region—and along with it, the depths of her courage.
A bracing critique on the dangers of unchecked capitalism heightens this compelling and intimate thriller from John le Carré, the New York Times bestselling author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Night Manager. The 2005 film adaptation, directed by Fernando Meirelles and starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz, received four Academy Award nominations and one win (Best Supporting Actress for Weisz), as well as ten BAFTA nominations.
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About John le Carré
John le Carré, the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (1931–2020), was an English author of espionage novels. Eight of his novels made the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list between 1983 and 2017. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation as one of the greatest spy novelists in history. Numerous major motion pictures have been made from his novels, as well as several television series. After attending the universities at Berne and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service, serving briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War. Being a member of MI6 when he wrote his first novel, Call for the Dead in 1961 in Hamburg, it necessitated the use of a nom de plume, by which he continued to be known. His writing earned him several honorary doctorate degrees and the Somerset Maugham Award, the Goethe Medal, and the Olof Palme Prize.
About Nicholas Boulton
Nicholas Boulton is an actor and narrator whose work has been awarded the prestigious Audio Award for best narration, as well as many AudioFile Earphones Awards. In 2023, he was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, winning the BBC Carleton Hobbs Award for Radio. He has since been featured in countless BBC radio dramas, narrated a plethora of award-winning audiobooks, and died a thousand deaths in various video games. Film, TV and theatre appearances include Shakespeare in Love, Game of Thrones and Wolf Hall.