The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
Author: John le Carré
Published: March 1983
Publishers: Penguin UK Penguin US
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The Little Drummer Girl

Synopsis

Charlie, a jobbing young English actress, is accustomed to playing different roles. But when the mysterious, battle-scarred Joseph recruits her into the Israeli secret services, she enters the dangerous 'theatre of the real'. As she acts out her part in an intricate, high-stakes plot to trap and kill a Palestinian terrorist, it threatens to consume her.

Set in the tragic arena of the Middle East conflict, this compelling story of love and torn loyalties plays out against the backdrop of an unwinnable war.

Reviews
'The book breathes life, anger and excitement'
The Observer
'A cracking thriller'
The Economist
'The Little Drummer Girl is about spies as Madame Bovary is about adultery or Crime and Punishment about crime'
The New York Times
'The Little Drummer Girl is a book I read about every four or five years. It's just so clever and brilliantly plotted.'
John Grisham
Characters
Martin Kurtz
Khalil Al-Khadar
Charmian 'Charlie' Ross
Salim
Miss Bach
Gadi Becker
Locations
Mykonos, Greece
Europe
Palestine
Details
Author: John le Carré
Published: March 1983
Publishers: Penguin UK Penguin US
Available in:
Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Buy a copy from:
UK USA
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