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A Murder of Quality

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George Smiley becomes involved in the affairs of Carne School in Dorset when the wife of a school master is murdered. Gradually Smiley uncovers layers of intrigue and complexity behind the very English facade of the school.

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Stella Rode has twice disturbed the ancient cloisters of Carne School: firstly by being the wrong sort, with her doilies and china ducks, and secondly by being murdered. George Smiley, who has his own connection with the school, is asked by an old Service friend to investigate. Smiley knows that Stella feared her husband would murder her, but as he probes further beneath Carne’s respectable veneer, he uncovers far more than a simple crime of passion. In his second novel, le Carré moves outside the world of espionage to reveal the secrets at the heart of another particularly English institution. The result is a pitch-perfect murder mystery, with George Smiley as master detective.

THE SECOND GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL

‘Beautifully intelligent, satiric and witty’ Daily Telegraph

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Weight 0.145 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.1 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

176

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.914 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K