1983 1st year edition; Alfred A. Knopf publishers, New York; hardbound in burgundy cloth boards with silver stamp lettering on cover and spine; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket good with minor edge wear.
 
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John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim.

In this thrilling and thought-provoking novel of Middle Eastern intrigue, Charlie, a brilliant and beautiful young English actress, is lured into "the theatre of the real" by an Israeli intelligence officer. Forced to play her ultimate role, she is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist.