TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

""It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?" " The man he knew as "Control" is dead, and the young Turks who forced him out now run the Circus. But George Smiley isn't quite ready for retirement- especially when a pretty, would-be defector surfaces with a shocking accusation: a Soviet mole has penetrated the highest level of British Intelligence. Relying only on his wits and a small, loyal cadre, Smiley traces the breach back to Karla-his Moscow Centre nemesis-and sets a trap to catch the traitor. The first novel in John le Carr?'s celebrated Karla trilogy, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" is a heart-stopping tale of international intrigue. With an Introduction by the Author.