The Honourable Schoolboy

After a Soviet mole has damaged the British Secret Service, George Smiley is put in charge of the shattered organisation, known as the Circus. Looking for a way to restore its fortunes, he sends a journalist and part-time agent, Jerry Westerby, to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia to follow a money trail. What begins as a careful investigation grows into a complex, dangerous pursuit across a region in turmoil. This long, atmospheric novel is the second in the Karla trilogy. It combines vivid travel, political intrigue and a deep sense of personal cost.