A Soviet defector has been assassinated on English soil, and George Smiley is called back to the Circus to clear up - and cover up - the mess. But what he discovers sends him delving into the past,...
"When a bloated corpse is found floating in the River Thames the police can at least be sure that identifying the victim will be straightforward. Around the dead man's wrist is a hospital ban...
The eighth of John le Carré's espionage novels to feature his most enduring and well-loved character, George Smiley, The Secret Pilgrim is a gripping feat of narrative brilliance.
A philosophical exploration of the idea of 'rebellion' by one of the leading existentialist thinkers, Albert Camus' The Rebel looks at artistic and political rebels throughout history, from Epicuru...
Alec Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only afte...
Is it possible to die a happy death?This is the central question of Camus's astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young Alge...
'An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience' The New York TimesJean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a...
Caligula reveals some aspects of the existential notion of 'the absurd' by portraying an emperor so mighty and so desperate in his search for freedom that he inevitably destroys gods, men and himse...
'To create today is to create dangerously'Camus argues passionately that the artist has a responsibility to challenge, provoke and speak up for those who cannot in this powerful speech,...
In The Night Manager, an ex-soldier helps British Intelligence penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers.At the start of it all, Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a...
'One of those books that marks a reader's life indelibly' William Boyd'A compelling, dreamlike fable' GuardianIn The Outsider, Camus explores the alienation of an individual...
George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Weste...
After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the death, he begins his own i...
'Nicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition'Sophie HannahIt's always darkest before the light comes. In t...
Jest rok 1924. Beztroskie życie Catriony Keys zmienia się niespodziewanie po śmierci ojca, magnata przemysłu okrętowego. Stanley Keys, budowniczy i właściciel "Arcadii", najbardziej luksu...
Świat Ellie Faulkner legł w gruzach. Jej mąż Greg zginął w wypadku samochodowym, a na siedzeniu pasażera znaleziono ciało Mileny Livingstone, kobiety, o której Ellie nigdy nie słyszała. Nie ...
Nieznośny ból wyrywa Abbie ze snu. Dookoła panuje nieprzenikniona ciemność. Wokół siebie i wewnątrz czuje pustkę, ma luki w pamięci. Udaje jej się ustalić podstawowe dane na swó...
Nieznośny ból wyrywa Abbie ze snu. Dookoła panuje nieprzenikniona ciemność. Wokół siebie i wewnątrz czuje pustkę, ma luki w pamięci. Udaje jej się ustalić podstawowe dane na swó...
FRIDAY ON MY MIND is a classic Nicci French psychological suspense thriller in which nothing is quite what it seems. When a bloated corpse is found floating in the River Thames the police can at le...
Kogo należy się bardziej obawiać? Wroga? Przyjaciela? A może kochanka? Bonnie Graham stoi w mieszkaniu przyjaciółki. Jest sama, jeśli nie liczyć ciała, spoczywającego w kałuży krwi na podłod...