Call for the Dead (1961) - George Smiley investigates the apparent suicide of a Foreign Office official, uncovering a complex espionage plot.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) - A British agent conducts a final mission in East Germany during the height of the Cold War.

A Murder of Quality (1962) - Smiley investigates a murder at an elite British public school.

The Looking Glass War (1965) - A minor intelligence department attempts to revive its wartime glory with disastrous consequences.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974) - George Smiley searches for a Soviet mole in the highest ranks of British Intelligence.

The Honourable Schoolboy (1977) - Following the events of Tinker Tailor, Smiley works to rebuild the Circus while investigating Soviet operations in Hong Kong.

Smiley's People (1979) - Smiley emerges from retirement to investigate the death of an Estonian general and confront his old nemesis Karla.

The Little Drummer Girl (1983) - An actress is recruited by Israeli intelligence to infiltrate a Palestinian terrorist group.

A Perfect Spy (1986) - The story of Magnus Pym, a double agent whose life parallels that of le Carré's own father.

The Russia House (1989) - A British publisher becomes entangled in a Soviet intelligence operation involving nuclear secrets.

The Secret Pilgrim (1990) - A series of interconnected spy stories told through the memories of Ned, a retiring intelligence officer.

The Night Manager (1993) - A hotel manager is recruited to infiltrate an international arms dealer's organization.

Our Game (1995) - A former intelligence officer pursues his missing friend through a post-Cold War landscape.

The Tailor of Panama (1996) - A British intelligence operative manipulates a tailor in Panama into becoming an informant.

Single & Single (1999) - A lawyer confronts his father's involvement in international money laundering.

The Constant Gardener (2001) - A British diplomat investigates his wife's murder in Kenya, uncovering pharmaceutical industry corruption.

Absolute Friends (2003) - Two former cold war operatives become entangled in post-9/11 intelligence operations.

The Mission Song (2006) - An interpreter becomes involved in a conspiracy concerning mineral rights in the Congo.

A Most Wanted Man (2008) - Intelligence agencies pursue a young Chechen Muslim in Hamburg.

Our Kind of Traitor (2010) - A young couple becomes entangled with a Russian money launderer seeking to defect.

A Delicate Truth (2013) - A counter-terror operation in Gibraltar leads to a cover-up and moral crisis.

A Legacy of Spies (2017) - Peter Guillam revisits Cold War operations that return to haunt the present.

Agent Running in the Field (2019) - A veteran spy becomes involved in operations concerning Brexit and Trump-era politics.

Silverview (2021) - A bookseller in an English seaside town becomes involved with a Polish émigré with intelligence connections.

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