Agent Running in the Field: A Novel [SIGNED 1st Trade Edition, 1st Printing]

John Le Carre

ISBN 10: 1984878875 / ISBN 13: 9781984878878

Published by Viking, New York, 2019

About this Item

SIGNED on the Title Page by John Le Carre. No inscriptions. First US Edition, First Printing with complete number line to 1. A Brand New unread book. Red dot to bottom edge indicating a remaindered copy. The Dust Jacket has the original price intact. Otherwise Fine/Fine in New condition. The Authors' last book in his lifetime. Robust shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Agent Running in the Field: A Novel [SIGNED 1st Trade Edition, 1st Printing]
• Publisher: Viking, New York
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1984878875
• ISBN 13: 9781984878878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

'[Le Carré's] novels are so brilliant because they're emotionally and psychologically absolutely true, but of course they're novels.' 'New York Times Book Review

A new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John le Carré.
 
Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. The only bright light on the team is young Florence, who has her eye on Russia Department and a Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie.

Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badminton player. His regular Monday evening opponent is half his age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump and hates his job at some soulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all. Agent Running in the Field is a chilling portrait of our time, now heartbreaking, now darkly humorous, told to us with unflagging tension by the greatest chronicler of our age.

About the Author

John le Carré was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation. He divides his time between England and the Continent.