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Constant Gardener and Other Stories

By: John le Carré
Narrated by: John le Carré
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The Constant Gardener (Abridged): The beautiful Tessa Quayle is murdered near Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya, the birthplace of mankind. And her putative African lover and travelling companion has vanished from the scene of the crime. Tessa’s husband, a career diplomat and amateur gardener at the British High Commission in Nairobi, sets out on a personal odyssey in pursuit of the killers and their motive. On his way he meets terror, violence and conspiracy, but his greatest discovery is the woman he barely had time to love.

The Tailor of Panama (Abridged): Harry Pendel is the charismatic proprietor of Pendel and Braithwaite Limitada of Panama, through whose doors everyone who is anyone in Central America passes. Andrew Osnard, mysterious and fleshy, is a spy. His secret mission is two pronged: to keep a watchful eye on the political maneuverings leading up to the American handover of the Panama Canal on 31 December 1999 and to secure for himself the immense private fortune that has until now churlishly eluded him.

A Small Town in Germany (Abridged): The British Embassy in Bonn is up in arms. Her Majesty's financially troubled government is seeking admission to Europe's Common Market just as anti-British factions are rising to power in Germany. Rioters are demanding reunification, and the last thing the Crown can afford is a scandal.

©1968 le Carré Productions / 1996 David Cornwell / 2001 David Cornwell (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton
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Critic reviews

"The book breathes life, anger and excitement." (The Observer)

"Le Carré shows what an extraordinarily witty writer he can be, with a true feeling for the farcical." (The Sunday Times)

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