Chandelles noires

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John le Carré: Chandelles noires (French language, Éditions Gallimard)

French language

Published by Éditions Gallimard.

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4 stars (1 review)

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Review of 'A murder of quality' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

A fun George Smiley story; a classic whodunnit, not a spy story. Great writing with great characters; skewering Great British snobbery at a second rate public school. There are a couple of really nice changes of direction towards the end. I thought the mechanics of the murder plot were stretched a little thin though.