#3 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

Name: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Rating: 4.12 (400 reviews)
Author: John le Carré
ISBN: 9780141002682

by John le Carré

Adventure Fiction Thriller War

Moods: Dark Tense Mysterious Emotional Reflective Adventurous Challenging Sad

Cover of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

Hardcover

Pages 304 pages

Published 1963

Audiobook 6h 53m

Languages English, Chinese, Dutch +5

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Series: George Smiley (#3)

#3 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

by John le Carré

Adventure Fiction Thriller War

Moods: Dark Tense Mysterious Emotional Reflective Adventurous Challenging Sad

Publisher's Summary

Alex Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment.…

Weighted Score

4.10 out of 5.0

Bayesian Score Formula

(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)

R (Avg Rating): 4.12 ★

v (Ratings Count): 400

C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★

m (Min Weight Threshold): 50

Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.

Hardcover Avg: 4.12

True Ratings 400

Written Reviews 34