{"product_id":"the-tailor-of-panama-9781524796969","title":"The Tailor of Panama","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Tailor of Panama - John Le Carré Espionage Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Legacy of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Manager\u003c\/i\u003e, now an AMC miniseries, comes a masterful spy thriller set in the volatile world of Panama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePlot Overview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarry Pendel serves as exclusive tailor to Panama's most powerful men while secretly operating as an informant to British Intelligence. Positioned in a country rife with corruption and revolution, Harry appears to be the perfect spy. However, his handlers remain unaware of his hidden agenda. Deceiving his friends, his wife, and practically himself, Harry weaves a plot so fabulous it exceeds his own vivid imagination. When events spiral out of control, he finds himself thrown into a lethal maze of politics and espionage, with unthinkable consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e praises it as \"Entertaining . . . a riotous, readable novel . . . A worthy successor to Graham Greene's most wicked entertainments.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e declares: \"Riveting . . . Le Carré has cut another masterpiece.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/b\u003e notes: \"What makes le Carré the reigning grand master of espionage fiction? . . . Craft, certainly; he maintains an almost magnificent control of material, pace, dialogue, characterization.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e (starred review) calls it \"Brilliant . . . Le Carré remains fair in front of his field, a startlingly up-to-date storyteller who writes as well about the shadows around the power elite as anyone alive.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout John Le Carré\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1931, John Le Carré attended the universities of Bern and Oxford before teaching at Eton and spending five years in the British Foreign Service. \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation. He divides his time between England and the Continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition delivers a gripping narrative that combines intelligence service intrigue with political commentary, showcasing Le Carré's signature control over espionage storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681065210130,"sku":"9781524796969","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ef63865-c397-4fb0-a2b5-13682a47dc30.jpg?v=1733948630","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tailor-of-panama-9781524796969","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}