A murder of quality

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John le Carré: A murder of quality (1989, Thorndike Press)

235 pages

English language

Published Jan. 8, 1989 by Thorndike Press.

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Le Carre's second book and the only one that is a standard mystery set in a public school, rather than a story of espionage. George Smiley is again the main character.

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A fun George Smiley story; a classic whodunnit, not a spy story. Great writing with great characters; skewering Great British snobbery at a second rate public school. There are a couple of really nice changes of direction towards the end. I thought the mechanics of the murder plot were stretched a little thin though.

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  • Large type books
  • Smiley, George (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Boarding schools -- Fiction
  • Dorset (England) -- Fiction