Our Kind of Traitor (Paperback) by John le Carre

from MarkPSadler

When the Cold War ended one might have been forgiven to think the John le Carre's career as a writer of the spy novel might have come crashing down along with the Berlin wall. Rest assured, in 'Our Kind of Traitor' le Carre shows us that the Russian spy novel is alive and well for the twenty-firs...

from gpaisley

Classic le Carre--dark, just of the edges of normal, the intersection of the things we fear and the things we secretly desire.More followable than I expected--or maybe I am getting better at following his somewhat oblique writing. Thoroughly enjoyable.

from YogiABB

"Our Kind of Traitor" is the latest John le Carre book and like some of his earlier books it is about the Russians and the British. Except now it is Russian money launderers that the British are concerned about. A Russian wants to defect to Britain with his family. But you know they may not let h...

from ArtRodrigues

I have read most of Le Carre's novels and have always enjoyed them. That said, it has been difficult for me to get past the greatness of the Smiley trilogy. Our Kind of Traitor falls in the category of the post cold war Le Carre novel. The story, as usual, is the product of mastercraftsman, who b...

from reading_fox

Le Carre back into the old style of writing. It's a short book, but slow and full of tension. Perry and Gina are innocent brits abroad. When they're approched on the tennis court by a friendly russian it's hard to say no. However the favour he asks for is stranger than they imagine, and soon they...