I can see why the first novel, which
kathyh gave to me, has blurbs with Le Carré comparisons, and there are literal Le Carré shoutouts in both the novel and in the tv show, what with Grandpa Cartwright cheering up River by pointing out how many times Smiley came back: Slow Horses is definitely in the school of "secret services are full of pathetic screw
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