John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim.THE LOOKING GLASS WAROnce upon a time the distinction had been clear: the Circus handled all things political while the Department dealt with matters military. But over the years, power shifted and the Circus elbowed the Department out. Now, suddenly, the Department has a job on its hands. Evidence suggests Soviet missiles are being positioned close to the German border. Vital film is missing and a courier is dead. Lacking active agents, but possessed of an outdated mandate to proceed, the Department has to find an old hand to prove its mettle. Fred Leiser, German-speaking Pole turned Englishman -- once a qualified radio operator, now involved in the motor trade -- must be called back to the colors and sent East....

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被譽為冷戰以來最重要的間碟小說傢。他之所以技冠群倫，是由於他善用他那有如透視鏡般的眼和銳利的筆鋒，钜細靡遺，赤裸裸地披露間諜交易所隱藏的不貞與愚昧，一次又一次地用其獨特的筆觸帶領讀者進入一個豐富、緊張令膽戰心驚的時空。他的作品本暢銷，並常被改拍成電影•《鏡子戰爭》是他的經典之作，其他代錶作還有《女鼓手》、《完美的間諜》、《俄羅斯大廈》等...