A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carrs most iconic spy George Smiley written by acclaimed novelist Nick HarkawaySet in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Nick Harkaways Karlas Choice is an extraordinary thrilling return to the world of spy fictions greatest writer John le Carr.It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the Wests 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.But Control has other plans.