{"product_id":"9780141198286-call-for-the-dead","title":"Call for the Dead","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first of his peerless novels of Cold War espionage and international intrigue, \u003ci\u003eCall for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is also the debut of John le Carré's masterful creation George Smiley. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined? Le Carré's first book, \u003ci\u003eCall for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, introduced the tenacious and retiring George Smiley in a gripping tale of espionage and deceit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eCall for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like le Carré's \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intelligent, thrilling, surprising . makes most cloak-and-dagger stuff taste of cardboard'\u003ci\u003e Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant. Realistic. Constant suspense'\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30341562237025,"sku":"9780141198286","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32396015.jpg?v=1737224510","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141198286-call-for-the-dead","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}