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The eagerly anticipated new George Smiley novel from Nick Harkaway, The Taper Man, hits the shelves in the UK on 5th November.
It is 1965 and the Cold War has never been colder. The Circus - the secret centre of British intelligence - has one prize asset left in Moscow: a senior Red Army officer with access to the enemy's deepest secrets. But when a British agent is shot in Helsinki, George Smiley uncovers a Soviet operation that imperils this irreplaceable source.
The trail leads Smiley not to Berlin or Vienna, but Los Angeles - the most foreign place he has ever known. There, in the murky heart of US intelligence, a Communist sleeper agent - a 'Taper Man' - is poised to expose Britain's operative in Moscow. To save him, Smiley must navigate an America riven with political tension, all while his spy in Leningrad, Roy Bland, risks everything in pursuit of a Russian defector who holds the final piece of the puzzle.
Nick Harkaway will be discussing his new novel, and other topics, at the following events:
Wednesday 16 September, 6.30pm, Waterstones Piccadilly: In conversation with Mark Dunton.
Sunday 1 November, 3.30pm-4.30pm, Stratford Literature Festival: Chair: Stephen Sackur.
Saturday 7 November, 3.30pm, Crediton Congregational Church: The Bookery.
Monday 9 November, 7.30pm, Creative Centre, York St John University: Topping & Co. York
Tuesday 10 November, Book signing at Portobello Bookshop, 46 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh, EH15 1DA.
Tuesday 10 November, 7.00pm, Pilgrig St Paul's/Larch, Leith Walk, Edinburgh: Topping & Co. Edinburgh
Wednesday 11 November, 7.30pm, 7 Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews: Topping & Co. St Andrews
Thursday 12 November, 7.00pm, The Drive Church, Sevenoaks: Sevenoaks Bookshop
Tuesday 17 November, 7.30pm, High Street Baptist Church, Tring. Tring Festival
Wednesday 18 November, 7.00pm, York Street, Bath: Topping & Co. Bath
Wednesday 25 November, Hatchards Christmas Authors Evening. Details to be confirmed.
Friday 27 November, Hay Winter Festival. Details to be confirmed.
You will also be able to tune in to Radio 4 on 4th November to hear Nick talking to Hugo Rifkind, and to BBC World Service on 5th November.
To pre-order your copy of The Taper Man from Waterstones, please click here, or visit your favourite bookseller.