{"product_id":"the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-by-john-le-carre-9780141194523","title":"The Spy Who Came in from the Cold","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold\u003c\/em\u003e by John le Carré was Le Carre's breakthrough work of 1963; an award-winning number one global bestseller that brought him international renown. It redefined the spy story as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlex Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, and he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters. He has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now, Control wants to bring him in at last—but only after one final assignment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, Leamas's mission may prove to be the worst thing he could ever have done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Le Carre's breakthrough work of 1963, the spy story is reborn as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by William Boyd and an afterword by Le Carre himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46193586602220,"sku":"9780141194523","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141194523.jpg?v=1739837797","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-by-john-le-carre-9780141194523","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}