The Taper Man
A Novel of John le Carré’s Circus
$27.99
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
Nick Harkaway’s bestselling take on George Smiley is back, and this time the iconic spy is on the trail of a traitor right at the top of American intelligence…
It is 1965, and the Cold War has never been colder. The Circus - the secret centre of British intelligence - has one prize asset left in Moscow: a senior Red Army officer with access to the enemy’s deepest secrets. But when a British agent is shot in Helsinki, George Smiley uncovers a Soviet operation that imperils this irrepla…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241795316 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241795311 |
| Author: | Nick Harkaway |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Viking |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
Harkaway has done an extraordinarily good job with his father’s legacy * The Telegraph *
Le Carre’s legacy is in good hands – Smiley is back with a vengeance! – Ian Rankin
Harkaway is a fine writer and he has resurrected his father’s books brilliantly * The I *
About The Author
Nick Harkaway
Nick Harkaway is the acclaimed author of Gnomon, The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman, Titanium Noir, and Karla’s Choice. He is the son of John le Carré, and has a unique insight into his father’s work.
The Guardian writes of Harkaway that “his great gift as a novelist is to merge the pace, wit and clarity of the best ‘popular’ literature with the ambition, complexity and irony of the so-called ‘literary novel’ – a rare combination which le Carré himself also achieved.”
He lives in London with his wife and two children.
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