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A John le Carré Novel
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Simon Russell Beale
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Nick Harkaway
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Nick Harkaway
About this listen
The instant international bestseller set in the world of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway
It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West’s spy war against the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only for a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumor that George Smiley might almost be happy.
But Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview Szusanna, a Hungarian émigré and employee of the missing man, and sniff out a lead.
But in his absence, the shadows of Moscow have lengthened. Smiley soon finds himself entangled in a perilous mystery that will define the battles to come and set him on a collision course with the greatest enemy he will ever make.
Set in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in John le Carré's George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Karla’s Choice marks a momentous return to the world of spy fiction's greatest writer.
©2024 Nick Harkaway (P)2024 Penguin AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024 by the Washington Post, the Guardian, LitHub, Crime Reads, Boston Globe, and AARP
"Nick Harkaway's novel delivers fresh Cold War intrigue for John le Carré’s redoubtable spymaster."—Wall Street Journal
"John le Carré’s son does him proud in an excellent spy thriller about a Soviet agent that faithfully bridges two of his father’s classic tales. . . Harkaway reproduces his father’s rhythms at the level of sentence and plot alike, with slow-burn tension giving way to agonizing jeopardy as cat-and-mouse games explode into crunching hand-to-hand combat or street gun battles. . . [Karla’s Choice is] a loving tribute to a complicated father (as Harkaway’s dedication seems to acknowledge) as well as an excellent novel in its own right."—The Guardian
"Karla’s Choice is a Cold War espionage novel taking up the characters that people regard as quintessentially le Carré: the rumpled, melancholy Smiley and his ruthless Soviet counterpart Karla. By writing it, Harkaway hasn’t just crossed into his father’s literary airspace—he’s descending into the heart of the territory and rolling out the landing gear. . . It’s an homage to John le Carré, from the characters to the cadences of his prose. It’s also, undeniably, a document of grief for David Cornwell."—Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post
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- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Lyndsey was once a top handler in the Moscow Field Station, where she was known as the "human lie detector" and praised for recruiting some of the most senior Russian officials. But now, three Russian assets have been exposed - including one of her own - and the CIA is convinced there's a mole in the department. With years of work in question and lives on the line, Lyndsey is thrown back into life at the agency, this time tracing the steps of those closest to her.
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Somewhat disappointed- no spoilers
- By Stephen on 04-04-21
By: Alma Katsu
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Front Sight
- Three Swagger Novellas
- By: Stephen Hunter
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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In City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he’s brutally assaulted by a madman involved in a nearby narcotics ring. The ring plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago and to make matters worse, this is no ordinary drug—it makes some users happy, drives others insane, and kills many of the rest. Will Charles be able to stop the ring before it’s too late? Or is he in over his head among the dark streets of Chicago?
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3 generations worth of Bad Ass.
- By Paul Jones on 04-16-25
By: Stephen Hunter
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The Last Days of Night
- A Novel
- By: Graham Moore
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 13 hrs
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New York, 1888. Gas lamps still flicker in the city streets, but the miracle of electric light is in its infancy. The person who controls the means to turn night into day will make history - and a vast fortune. A young untested lawyer named Paul Cravath, fresh out of Columbia Law School, takes a case that seems impossible to win. Paul's client, George Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over a billion-dollar question: Who invented the lightbulb and holds the right to power the country?
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Favorite book of 2016
- By Taryn on 12-19-16
By: Graham Moore
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Alias Emma
- A Novel
- By: Ava Glass
- Narrated by: Sophie Colquhoun
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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Nothing about Emma Makepeace is real. Not even her name. A newly minted secret agent, Emma's barely graduated from basic training when she gets the call for her first major assignment. Eager to serve her country and prove her worth, she dives in headfirst. Emma must covertly travel across one of the world’s most watched cities to bring the reluctant—and handsome—son of Russian dissidents into protective custody, so long as the assassins from the Motherland don’t find him first.
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Too much romance
- By Melissa Graves on 08-16-24
By: Ava Glass
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Flags on the Bayou
- A Novel
- By: James Lee Burke
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Michael Crouch, Dana Gourrier, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi river. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is in disarray, corrupt structures are falling apart, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, a formerly enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with Florence Milton, an abolitionist schoolteacher, dodging the local constable and the slavecatchers that prowl the bayous.
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Difficult Engagement, Stretching Credulity
- By Craig on 07-19-23
By: James Lee Burke
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Havoc
- A Novel
- By: Christopher Bollen
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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Eighty-one-year-old widow Maggie Burkhardt came to the Royal Karnak to escape. But not in quite the same way as most other guests who are relaxing at this hotel on the banks of the Nile. Maggie, a compulsive fixer of other people’s lives, may have found herself in hot water at her last hotel in Switzerland and just might have needed to get out of there fast. But here at the Royal Karnak, under the hot Saharan sun, she has a comfortable suite, a loyal confidante in the hotel manager, Ahmed, and a handful of sympathetic friends. One morning, however, Maggie notices a new arrival at check-in.
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Well written but not for animal lovers
- By Erin G on 01-11-25
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The Investigator
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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By age twenty-four, Letty Davenport has seen more action and uncovered more secrets than many law enforcement professionals. Now a recent Stanford grad with a master’s in economics, she’s restless and bored in a desk job for U.S. Senator Colles. Letty’s ready to quit, but her skills have impressed Colles, and he offers her a carrot: feet-on-the-ground investigative work, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security.
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Just….NO
- By WithoutaMark on 04-14-22
By: John Sandford
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Seven Demons
- By: Aidan Truhen
- Narrated by: Christian Coulson
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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Meet Jack Price and the Seven Demons: Doc, the evil mad scientist presently using Jack for sex; Rex, an explosives expert who doesn’t ask too many questions so long as something goes boom; Volodya, a Ukrainian assassin who may or may not be a cannibal; Charlie, a comic book artist with computer skills and an anarchist bent; Lucille, whose specialty is razor-edged hugs; and Jack’s predecessor, Fred, who doesn’t contribute a whole lot owing to being a severed head on a stick. Finally there’s Jack himself, former coffee magnate turned cocaine dealer turned First Demon.
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The story was written for the narrator.
- By roptics on 07-21-23
By: Aidan Truhen
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The Second Life of Nick Mason
- By: Steve Hamilton
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Nick Mason has already spent five years inside a maximum security prison when an offer comes that will grant his release 20 years early. He accepts - but the deal comes with a terrible price. Now, back on the streets, Nick Mason has a new house, a new car, money to burn, and a beautiful roommate. He's returned to society, but he's still a prisoner. Whenever his cell phone rings, day or night, Nick must answer it and follow whatever order he is given.
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Rock and hard place plot
- By Lesia on 06-01-16
By: Steve Hamilton
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The Tenant
- By: Katrine Engberg
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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When a young woman is found brutally murdered in her own apartment with an intricate pattern of lines carved into her face, Copenhagen police detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner are assigned to the case. Soon, they establish a link between the victim, Julie Stender, and her landlady, Esther de Laurenti, who’s a bit too fond of drink and the host of raucous dinner parties with her artist friends. Esther also turns out to be a budding novelist - and when Julie turns up as a murder victim in the unfinished mystery she’s writing, the link between fiction and real life grows.
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THOROUGHLY enjoyed this!!!
- By Mary C. Garrison on 02-10-20
By: Katrine Engberg
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One Good Deed
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of dos and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job - and don't ever associate with loose women. The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's years serving in the war or his time in jail.
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Superior Historical Crime novel!!
- By shelley on 07-24-19
By: David Baldacci
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The Gone World
- By: Tom Sweterlitsch
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
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Shannon Moss is part of a clandestine division within the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. In western Pennsylvania, 1997, she is assigned to solve the murder of a Navy SEAL's family - and to locate his vanished teenage daughter. Though she can't share the information with conventional law enforcement, Moss discovers that the missing SEAL was an astronaut aboard the spaceship USS Libra - a ship assumed lost to the currents of Deep Time. Moss knows firsthand the mental trauma of time travel and believes the SEAL's experience with the future has triggered this violence.
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What an amazing find!
- By Veronica on 03-07-18
By: Tom Sweterlitsch
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Tigerman
- By: Nick Harkaway
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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Lester Ferris needs a rest. He's spent his life being shot at, and Afghanistan was the last stop on his road to exhaustion. Mancreu is the ideal place for Lester to relax. A former British colony, soon to be destroyed because of its very special version of toxic pollution. But Lester Ferris makes a friend: a street kid with a comicbook fixation who will need a home - who might, Lester hopes, become an adopted son. But in a place like Mancreu, just what sort of hero will the boy need?
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Slow start - but very touching
- By Cath on 08-25-14
By: Nick Harkaway
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- Matthew
- 11-05-24
Simply perfect
Like stepping back into a world you thought had gone forever. It hasn’t left, it’s better than ever
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- Cecilia O'Leary
- 11-19-24
Riveting!
Excellent plot development —everything you would hope for. I hope there will be a sequel. The narrator was also spot on. Bravo!
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- Coach Mark
- 11-25-24
Great Read
Enjoyed the story well written and beautifully narrated. I would recommend any Le carre fans to give it a listen
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- Robert
- 12-04-24
it's a prequel, sort of
This book is set in 1963, a year or so after The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. it's well written by his son and might have been called, The Refugee Who Went Back Out into the Cold.
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- Andrew G Domek
- 01-13-25
LeCarre should be a proud father
Felt like another smiley novel. Harkaway has clearly been paying attention as this felt so much like a LeCarre original
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- ABP
- 01-22-25
The Mantle has been passed from Father to Son
Extraordinary. Superb. Well done! The mantle has been passed from Father to Son...le Carre' lives!
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- ShambhaviG
- 02-28-25
Matched Le Carre
Liked that many of the familiar people were there. Tied background together from other stories.
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- Gregor
- 11-08-24
It’s 1963 again
Captures the dark mood of 1963 middle Europe. As good as any of the original Smiley novels, if not better. Outstanding performance.
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- ian
- 10-28-24
As good as any LeCarre!
Harkaway is a brilliant, hugely talented writer and his father’s characters are in expert hands. Let’s hope he writes more smiley books, or spy books anyway.
I highly recommend reading The Spy Who Came in from the Cold before this one. And all the others too, but especially that one.
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- KCPD
- 11-25-24
Le Carre Would Be Proud
John Le Carre would appreciate this book and most Le Carre fans would assume he wrote if they didn’t know otherwise. It’s classic Le Carre - the plot, the characters, the writing - all of it. For those Le Carre fans who mourned not just Le Carre’s passing, but Smiley’s with him, there’s good news - George Smiley is alive and well, and hopefully this won’t be the last we hear of him.
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