The Tailor of Panama (Paperback)

from Eamonn12

Disappointed in The Tailor of Panama because I like John le Carre's books. The plot is a bit jaded. Man with past is blackmailed into being a spy by those who know about the questionable bits of that past, etc. This is a mainframe on which a good novel can be built. Not here, though. Things take ...

from MrDickie

Some years ago my wife and I went to see the movie, "The Tailor of Panama," based on a book by John Le Carre. When we came out of the movie theater we looked at each other and asked, "What was that all about?" We didn't come ;up with an answer. Recently I checked to see if I could find a copy of...

from name99

Subpar LeCarre. The story felt like an earlier draft of Absolute Friends, but not as compelling. Better than your average thriller, but still not recommended. (And the disclaimer at the end about how the real British embassy staff are nothing like what's portraited in the novel kinda destroys the...

from BillPilgrim

Very amusing story of an ex-pat Brit in Panama, who is pressured to become a spy, and who invents a whole world of intrigue out of whole cloth. Makes me think that this is what happened to the USA in its intelligence gathering prior to the Iraq war. The book was a bit slow going. The interspersed...

from BooksForDinner

A little different than so other le Carre, more satirical. The book takes some fast turns and you might not see the main character for a few chapters. Not my all time fav le Carre but of course excellent.