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By John Le Carré

You must capture the lion, first you tether the goat.

On vacation in Mykonos, Charlie wishes simply sunny days and a short break out from England’s bourgeois dreariness. Then a good-looking stranger lures the aspiring actress clear of her pals—but his intentions are faraway from romantic. Joseph is an Israeli intelligence officer, and Charlie has been wooed to flush out the chief of a Palestinian terrorist crew chargeable for a string of lethal bombings. nonetheless doubtful of her personal allegiances, she debuts within the position of a life-time as a double agent within the “theatre of the real.”

Haunting and deeply atmospheric, John le Carré’s The Little Drummer woman is a virtuoso functionality and a strong exam of morality and justice.

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The temptation grew stronger. Instead, K-Two pressed the next button on the console. The red light went on. K-One covered the middle microphone with his right hand and spoke into the third. "Oh, " said K-One, "I'm terribly sorry. That's your cousin Ch'un. I didn't know, Kwang. " K-Two punched the last button and watched as K-One walked toward the CNN truck to make sure their feed from the press truck was secure. He shook his head. One day he'd do it. He really would. He'd wait until the esteemed sound engineer said something really embarrassing and- The world went black and K-Two slumped over his console.

He had always loved her, but KCIA policy forbid relationships among employees; it would be too easy for infiltrators to get information by placing a secretary or researcher on staff and having her court an official. She was almost worth quitting for, but that would have broken Gregory's heart. His mentor had always felt that Hwan had the mind and soul and sensitive political instincts of a KCIA man, and had spent a small fortune educating him and preparing him for that life. Even as thick as the red tape got at times, Hwan knew that Gregory was right: this was the life for him.

Hurry, " he snarled. The other man nodded as he carefully removed the brick of plastic explosive from each duffel bag. He pressed them to the underside of the console, well out of sight; when he was finished, Eyepatch removed two wires from the duffel bags and handed them over. The man inserted the end of a wire into each brick, then handed the other ends to Eyepatch. Eyepatch looked out the small one-way window at the podium. The politicians had started to move in. The traitors and patriots both were chatting amiably among themselves; no one would notice that anything was amiss.

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