by John le Carré · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402060488
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«Asesinato de calidad» is the mystery and espionage novel by John le Carré, published by Bruguera in paperback (186 pages, in Spanish).
George Smiley, agent of the British Secret Service, responds to the request of an old editor friend and travels to the prestigious Carne School to investigate the death of a master's wife. An alarming letter has arrived too late. Beneath the facade of the English school, Smiley uncovers grudges and secrets that give another dimension to the case.
Second installment of the George Smiley series, originally published in English as «A Murder of Quality» in 1962.
For fans of classic detective fiction and literary espionage who want to discover the origins of George Smiley.
David John Moore Cornwell, known by his pen name John le Carré, was an English author. Many of his espionage novels have been adapted for film or television. He has been described as a "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", and is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen.
