A worthy legacy piece from le Carré

FICTION: A Legacy of Spies, By John le Carré, Viking Penguin, €19

First, a word of warning. If you have not read John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold or Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, you may find it difficult to fully appreciate his latest novel. A Legacy of Spies is both a prequel and sequel to those earlier masterpieces, which established his reputation as arguably the greatest espionage writer ...