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A Murder of Quality

By John le Carré
Series: The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection
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A Murder of Quality by John le Carré is a gripping crime and thriller novel that revolves around George Smiley, who investigates a murder in an elite British boarding school. As Smiley delves deeper, he uncovers dark secrets and disturbing truths about the school and its inhabitants, leading to a complex and riveting mystery.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a classic murder mystery set in an atmospheric English boarding school, combined with the distinctive intrigue of espionage. It's perfect for readers who love complex characters and the meticulous unraveling of secrets, typical of John le Carré's storytelling.

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A Murder of Quality

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A hardback series for le Carré collectors.

Stella Rode has twice disturbed the ancient cloisters of Carne School—firstly by being the wrong sort, with her doyleys and china ducks, and secondly by being murdered. George Smiley, who has his own connection with the school, is asked by an old Service friend to investigate. As Smiley probes further beneath Carne's respectable veneer, he uncovers far more than a simple crime of passion.

In his second George Smiley novel, le Carré moves outside the world of espionage to reveal the secrets at the heart of another particularly English institution. The result is a pitch-perfect murder mystery, with Smiley as master detective.

Series: The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection

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A Murder of Quality by John le Carré has been praised for its powerful storytelling and unique depiction of espionage, shunning glamour for a more human-focused narrative. The book is noted for its impact and depth, capturing the darker side of spy life with its tragic elements.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241337127

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 June 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 234g

Pages: 192

Collections

Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction John le Carré Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection

About the Author

John le Carre was born in 1931. For six decades, he wrote novels that came to define our age. The son of a confidence trickster, he spent his childhood between boarding school and the London underworld. At sixteen he found refuge at the university of Bern, then later at Oxford. A spell of teaching at Eton led him to a short career in British Intelligence (MI5&6). He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while still a secret servant. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. At the end of the Cold War, le Carre widened his scope to explore an international landscape including the arms trade and the War on Terror. His memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, was published in 2016 and the last George Smiley novel, A Legacy of Spies, appeared in 2017. He died on 12 December 2020.

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