The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

I had the advantage, or perhaps it was a disadvantage, of having seen the excellent Martin Ritt film of this novel several times before reading the book, so the trick of the story was not a surprise and I could see how the author dropped hints here and there leading up to the climax. Yet the book itself was still largely satisfying, with a good mixture of spycraft, philosophy, action, and romance.