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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A little side story of George Smiley, operative extraordinaire, caught solving a last puzzle. (  ) ffortsa | Dec 20, 2009 |  Call for the Dead is an interesting start to John Le Carre's career, featuring the introduction of his great character George Smiley and a further introduction to his unique take on the shadowy and dangerous world of Cold War intelligence work. This volume combines Le Carre's trademark espionage capers with a murder mystery (or two) and does so elegantly and entertainingly. An intriguing beginning to the career of a major twentieth-century author. (  ) dr_zirk | Mar 7, 2009 | VERY short, in fact so short that it didn't allow for much plot development...but as the first in the series, it offered an introduction to Smiley and a promise for more intriguing things to come. I loved George and his atypical appearance when compared to today's 'drop-dead gorgeous' leading men!! (  ) bekkahn | Mar 3, 2009 | First in the George Smiley mystery/spy series. I first read these books when I was in my teens. This was an audio download from the library, and quite enjoyable! I didn’t remember much about the details of the book except about Smiley himself, so it was quite fresh and new and the reader was excellent. I think I’ll do the rest of this series via audio as well. A man that Smiley has recently interviewed commits suicide, despondent that he is under suspicion. Supposedly. A number of things don't add up, however, and Smiley makes a friend in the CID and together they begin investigating the case. Full of action, plenty of plot and intrigue, albeit admittedly a bit “dated” since the book was written in 1962—still a good story. (  ) Spuddie | Sep 26, 2008 | Early Smiley novel - maybe the first? Excellent. More concise and less involved than later Smiley books. (  ) lindaholland | Jan 5, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743431677, Paperback)
George smiley had liked Samuel Fennan, and now Fennan was dead from an apparent suicide. But why? Fennan, a Foreign Office man, had been under investigation for alleged Communist Party activities, but Smiley had made it clear that the investigation -- little more than a routine security check -- was over and that the file on Fennan could be closed. The very next day, Fennan was found dead with a note by his body saying his career was finished and he couldn't go on. Smiley was puzzled... (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:51 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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