The spy who came in from the cold, by John Le Carré

 

I had read this book decades ago, but I'd forgotten most of the details. I really enjoyed reading it a second time. I love his writing, and the ending is just perfect, if tragic. I read in a review that Le Carré was disappointed that many thought of his main character Alec Leamas as a hero, not learning the lesson that Le Carré was trying to impart about the pointlessness of much of Europe's Cold War intrigues.