At risk of outing myself as an Anglophile--and of then being shunned by true Brits for saying this--but I rate LeCarre with Anthony Burgess, high on my list of favorite authors. Coincidentally, Burgess took a swing at a spy novel (and at LeCarre and Ian Fleming). Worth a read for fans of the genre.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tremor_of_Intent:_An_Eschatological_Spy_Novel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tremor_of_Intent:_An_Eschato...</a>