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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 promoting his new novel at the following events:
Sunday 1 November, 3.30pm, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bridge Foot, Stratford-upon-Avon: Stratford Literature Festival
Saturday 7 November, 3.30pm, Crediton Congregational Church: The Bookery
Monday 9 November, 7.00pm, Creative Centre Auditorium, York St John University, Lord Mayors Walk, York: Topping & Co. Booksellers
Tuesday 10 November, 7.00pm, Pilgrig St Paul's/Larch, Leith Walk, Edinburgh: Topping & Co. Booksellers
Wednesday 11 November, 7.30pm, 7 Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews: Topping & Co. Booksellers
Thursday 12 November, 7.00pm, The Drive Methodist Church, Sevenoaks: Sevenoaks Bookshop
Tuesday 17 November, 7.30pm, High Street Baptist Church, 89 High Street, Tring: Tring Festival
Wednesday 18 November, 7.00pm, York Street, Bath: Topping & Co. Booksellers
Wednesday 25 November, 5.30pm, Hatchards Piccadilly: Hatchards Christmas Authors Evening
Friday 27 November, 11.30am, St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye: Hay Winter Weekend.
Monday 30 November, 7.00pm, French Protestant Church, 8-9 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QD: Waterstones event with Mick Herron
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.