The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Book Review

 During the first semester one of the books I decided to read was The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, by John Le Carré. I chose to read this book because I read the front and back cover in the library and it really caught my attention. The story begins during the 1960s Alec Leamas, is the head of the Berlin station for the British secret service. As he waits at a checkpoint near the Berlin Wall for his agent to cross safely to the West, however, his agent's cover has been blown. Karl Riemick, Leamas's agent, is captured by Hans-Dieter Mundt, who is the head of the East German secret service. Riemick is Leamas's last agent so he must rescue him. Before he goes on his own, he is summoned back to London by Control, the head of the British intelligence agency called "The Circus". Before retiring, Control gives Leamas one last mission, to kill Mundt. At Control's house Leamas meets Peter Guillam, an agent, and George Smiley, a former agent who has worked on Mundt's case before. Together the three of them must develop a plan to stop Mundt.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the 1960s Cold War era. Le Carré has so much experience when it comes to spies, as he used to work for the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service, that I think he has a clear image of what the Cold War was actually like and what crazy events took place. The book has so many shocking moments that are very unpredictable. However, those kind on unpredictable and shocking moments is what kept me reading through the entire book. The ending is something I did not expect at all while reading this, I believe the ending was great for the how the story was put together and I think you should read it and tell me what you think.