This novel, the follow-up to John Le Carré's wildly popular The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, was apparently a commercial dud, but it is in fact superior to its predecessor. The Looking Glass War reveals the spy business in all its sordidness. The base human traits of selfishness, ambition, and snobbery are on display in a mission that begins unraveling from the opening pages. Despite a series of failures, a froth of happy talk buoys the participants as they head toward a conclusion that is as sickening as it is inevitable.
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