Title: Lengthy but worthwhile
Product review: The story is as cerebral as Tinker, Tailor, and perhaps more ambitious, but I thought easier to follow and of course he doesn't prostitute himself to the Clean Ending at the expensive of realism. It's an adequate successor and continues the tradition of highbrow espionage from JLC in that it's more about how these people are changed by this work than it is about dead letter boxes and tradecraft. If you've taken the time to research it to the point that you're reading this review, you should read the book. However, if you are looking for more immediately digestible thrills, look into Frederick Forsyth.
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