A Most Wanted Man (Hardcover) by John Le Carre

from davidpwhelan

Tightly written novel that slowly weaves illegal immigration, private banking, the legal system, and terrorism together. Reminded me a bit of Lorraine Adams' Harbor, as it shows how a character's circumstances can be entirely misunderstood, or purposely seen as hostile, because of our "war on ter...

from gmmartz

I read A Most Wanted Man when it was first published, saw the movie last week, and decided to re-read it. I'm glad I did. Although it's not a spy novel starring George Smiley by any means, LeCarre's trademark dialogue, exceptional writing, and intricate plotting are all present. It's not a book t...

from reading_fox

Not one of Le Carre's best. It's a simplified reworking of several themes that he's covered before. Unfortunately they don't benefit from the simplified treatment. We have the usual innocent (ish) runaway, pursued by the world's security forces; the naive bystanders eager to help the poor waif; a...

from pgmcc

A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carré While A Most Wanted Man was a well written page turner it lacked the complexity I have come to love in Le Carré's novels. Published in 2009 it was topical and I suspect it was the author's way of bringing the practice of extraordinary rendition carried out by go...

from jreeder

This troubling story deals with the limits of modern spy craft as it applies to finding and bringing terrorists to justice. Innocent people are falsely accused and the cascade of frightening events sweep others into a snare set by a multi-national anti-terrorist team.