Forget James Bond for a moment and step into the real, dour and chilling world of spies and counterspies. A burn-out British agent refuses to "come in from the cold" to take a desk job - but instead launches into the most dangerous assignment of his career, stalking East German agent Oskar Werner. John le Carre's best-selling novel provides the basis for this breathtaking thriller of espionage, intrigue, crosses and double crosses.