'Our Kind of Traitor is John le Carre's 22nd 'spy' novel. As the Cold War has faded away his themes have become increasingly globalised and innovative'

'John le Carré has been in the spy fiction business a very long time and is a master of the craft'.

'Our Kind Of Traitor is a very satisfying thriller, combining exquisite pacing with a denouement that has implications far beyond the page'

'Let me be specific: I think the man deserves the Nobel.' - The Globe and Mail

'Our Kind of Traitor is a teasing, beguiling, masterly performance' - The Sunday Times

'Return of the master.' - The Times

'Le Carré's mission keeps changing, but not his mastery' - Washington Post

''Our Kind of Traitor' confirms that le Carré's work is still the gold standard of espionage fiction' - Seattle Times

'The breakneck pace of Le Carré's narrative in the race to see whether Dima and his family will find safe haven never falters nor does the author's evocation of the contemporary immorality of international finance.' - LA Times

'Le Carré's pages are full of sharp insights and quick bits of information, of nuance and crosshatching, backstory and foreshadowing.' San Francisco Chronicle

'A compelling tale of deceit, dialogue and the author's own despair' - The Telegraph

'Bullet train of a new thriller' - The New York Times

'I would suggest immortality for John le Carré.' - Chicago Tribune

'Trust Le Carré to make his story of international money laundering, political infighting and unwitting treachery into a chamber symphony of exquisite delicacy.' - Kirkus

Rereading: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré

Tinker, Tailor is as perfect a spy yarn as one is likely to find and a great novel on top of it.