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John le Carré’s new novel Agent Running in the Field – review

by Charles Harris
January 15, 2020February 6, 2021
Books, Novels, Reviews, The Library Corner, Thriller

AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD REVIEW There’s something about books written by masters of their craft towards the end of their careers. It’s a kind of poise, an ease, that you can see in (say)…

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Screenwriter

by Charles Harris
September 22, 2011
Character, Reviews

I have a soft spot for Le Carré and I went to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with certain trepidation. The reviews were good, but not universally so, and adaptations can be dire – especially…