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'A masterly work, faultless fiction of the highest order. Written with astonishing panache, subtle wit and tremendous style' Glasgow Herald 'An adventure that takes us to the ends of the earth via the rich but often barren landscape of the human heart' The Times 'SINGLE & SINGLE manages to make some serious points about history amid a riot of whoops and skips, genre flourishes and delighted winks to the gallery' Guardian 'SINGLE & SINGLE goes down like cold beer on a hot day' Daily Telegraph A corporate lawyer from the House of Single & Single is shot dead in cold blood on a Turkish hillside for crimes that he dose not understand. A children's entertainer in Devon is hauled to his local bank late at night to explain a monumental influx of cash. A Russian freighter is arrested in the Black Sea. A celebrated London financier has disappeared into thin air. A British customs officer is on a trail of corruption and murder. SINGLE & SINGLE is a thrilling journey of the contemporary human heart - intimate, magical, riotous and subtly architected, showing us John le Carré at the height of his dramatic and creative powers. - from the back cover -
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by John le Carré