About this book
A Murder of Quality (1962) is George Smiley's second outing, published a year after Call for the Dead at 160 pages. Like its predecessor, it works as an optional prelude to the Karla Trilogy rather than required reading for it.
Key facts about A Murder of Quality
John le Carré wrote A Murder of Quality, a book on our list. It has been out since 1962. The book has 160 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780743431682 to find the main one.
John le Carré has 28 books on our list. 3 of them belong to a series, while 25 stand alone. Other books by John le Carré on file include Silverview (2021), Agent Running in the Field (2019), A Legacy of Spies (2017) and A Delicate Truth (2013).
Earlier, Call for the Dead came out in 1961. After it came The Spy Who Came in from the Cold in 1963. Since then, our list has added 26 more books by John le Carré.
John le Carré has 1 series on file, Smiley versus Karla. That series sits on our espionage thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Karla's Choice is the latest published John le Carré book on file, from 24 October 2024.
About John le Carré
John le Carré was the pen name of David Cornwell, an English author and former British intelligence officer (MI5, then MI6) who redefined the spy novel as morally compromised, bureaucratic, and true to life rather than glamorous. See every John le Carré book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780743431682