<p><b>A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carr¿s most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway</b><br><br>Set in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, <i>The Spy Who Came in from the Cold</i> and <i>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</i>, Nick Harkaway''s <i>Karla''s Choice</i> is an extraordinary, thrilling return to the world of spy fiction''s greatest writer, John le Carr¿br><br>It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West''s spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumour in Whitehall ¿ unconfirmed and a little scandalous ¿ that George Smiley might almost be happy.<br><br>But Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agr