John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89

By Sarah Lyall

Graham Greene called “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,” featuring the plump, ill-dressed George Smiley, the greatest spy story he had ever read.

Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/books/john-le-carre-dead.html