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Call for the Dead by Carré, John Le is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<b>The first of his peerless novels of Cold War espionage and international intrigue, <i>Call for the Dead</i> is also the debut of John le Carré's masterful creation George Smiley.</b><br><br> <i>"Go back to Whitehall and look for more spies on your drawing boards."</i><p>George Smiley is no one's idea of a spy—which is perhaps why he's such a natural. But Smiley apparently made a mistake. After a routine security interview, he concluded that the affable Samuel Fennan had nothing to hide. Why,
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Carré, John Le
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Published
- 1961
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781101603758
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Political Science
- Rating
- 3.78 / 5 (30 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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