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John Le Carré (Author)
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Publication Date: 21 Sep 2006
George Smiley has become chief of the battered British Secret Service. The betrayals of a Soviet double agent have riddled the spy network. Smiley wants revenge. He chooses his weapon: Jerry Westerby, The Honourable Schoolboy, a passionate lover and a seasoned, reckless secret agent. Westerby is pointed east, to Hong Kong.

So begins the terrifying game ...

His command of detail is staggering, his straightforward, unaffected prose is superb. In short, wonderful value
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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre; New Ed edition (21 Sep 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340937629
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340937624
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.8 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 220,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'His command of detail is staggering, his straightforward, unaffected prose is superb. In short, wonderful value`

(The Sunday Times )

'Simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster'

(Newsweek )

'Energy, compassion, rich and overwhelming sweep of character and action . . . one of the finest English novels of the seventies'

(The Times )

About the Author

John le Carr was born in 1931. He attended the universities of Bern and Oxford and later taught at Eton. He spent five years in the British Secret Service.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars There's a really good book hiding within the padding 3 Jan 2012
By Steven Forster
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I'm pretty new to Le Carre. I read 'The Spy Who Came in from The Cold' and was blown away. It's dark, it's realistic - it's the dirty, unglamorous world of what you'd imagine spying must really be like.

I read 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' and though it was a bit slow at times, I loved it. Great story - makes you really work at it but it's really rewarding too.

When I realised 'Tinker Tailor' was part of a trilogy, I thought I must read the rest.

'The Honorable Schoolboy' is the second in the trilogy and you must read 'Tinker Tailor' first. It's a good story, a good development of 'Tinker Tailor' showing how Smiley tries to rebuild a shattered service with little support or thanks from the political masters.

However.... it's 686 pages long. You're 80 pages in before the intrigue first starts to get opened up. You're 150 pages in before there's anything very exciting. It's split into two halves, the second of which is paced much better but he really drags his heals. I would love to edit this book - at 450 pages, it could be a very worthy sequel to 'Tinker Tailor'. As it stands, it takes an effort of will - or good skimming skills - to stay with it.

I bought the final one - 'Smiley's People' - and note it's only 450 pages long. Perhaps he had more confidence in himself by this stage to just get down to the meat and potatoes and cut the waffle. Fingers crossed.
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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Masterful Story 30 Nov 2006
By J. E. Parry VINE™ VOICE
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This is the second of Le Carre's Smiley trilogy. Following the Secret Services uncovering of a Russian mole Smiley is put in charge to rebuild the battered and demoralised service.

We follow the exploits of Gerald Westerbury as he sets out to uncover the destination of $500,000 of funds transferred to a trust account in Hong Kong by the Russians. Jerry has to discover what this money is for.

There is cross and double cross by the main protaginists as there are several stories running in tandem. As Smiley plots he is under pressure from the Americans and the machinations of his own political masters. Does anyone know what is happening or who is planning what?

What is Drake Ho, the Chinese industrialist, up to? Who is Liese Worth? Did Ricardo, a drug running CIA pilot, die in Laos? What is the role of drake's dead brother in everything?

In typical Carre fashion the story is told in the third person, as though reminising after the fact. We are led through the events after they happened. We know that something major is waiting but not what exactly.

The hero of the piece is Westerbury. He is the old school spy, sent in as a journalist and left to run with little support. We see the efforts of a demoralised agency trying to rebuild and inject a new pride.

Another great story from the master of Cold War spying.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a Cold, Grey Day 15 Feb 2010
By The Kinniburgh Kid
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I am working my way through the new BBC John LeCarre series and loving every minute of them. The production is crisp and clear, the acting exemplary and the adaptations convey all the drama and tension you want from a cold war thriller.

At three hours long this is perfect for a long car journey or, as I did, a long afternoon sitting in the chair as the cold grey skies rolled past outside the window. As they say, radio has the best pictures and these are better than most movies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Scene setting
Again anyone who is interested in and enjoys the works of John le Carre really does need to buy this book.
Published 23 days ago by Concise
4.0 out of 5 stars A heavy tome
I found this a difficult book because of the many trails to follow. However, if you are a le Carre fan you will cope and enjoy.
Published 25 days ago by malmercer
5.0 out of 5 stars Goog
Just what I expected from this author, though it took a long time to get it in the kindle edition
Published 1 month ago by rog
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't skip from Tinker, Tailor to Smiley's People
Because you need to read this to make sense of the trilogy. It is excellent and you won't regret it

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Published 1 month ago by zaphod
4.0 out of 5 stars Long but rewarding
The Honourable Schoolboy is the middle of the the George Smiley trilogy that started with Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and ended with Smiley's People. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Syriat
2.0 out of 5 stars 300 pages too long (there I said it)
John LeCarre got a little self indulgent with this book and his editor just gave him a free reign. What is essentially a 400 page book (at best) was padded out to almost 700... Read more
Published 1 month ago by obiwan_9000
5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing listening
The link book between Tinker, Tailor and Smiley's People. Very long but well worth it. I tried reading the book but found the audio version much easier to digest and understand. Read more
Published 1 month ago by couchworm
4.0 out of 5 stars Le Carre's Most Eloquent Response to James Bond
The middle instalment of the `Karla Trilogy' is very different from the two books that take place either side of it, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and Smiley's People. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Justin Huggler
3.0 out of 5 stars Too long and too slow.
I have read most of Le Carre's novels. This one is probably his worst. The first 150 or so pages are too slow a background and build up to the main plot. Read more
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If pressed by the inquisitors at Sarratt I'd have to own up to some disappointment with this novel. As other critics have noted here it is too long and the showily redundant... Read more
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