The Little Drummer Girl Soon to Be a Major TV Series

Soon to be a major TV series from the critically acclaimed team who brought you THE NIGHT MANAGER, starring BIG LITTLE LIES' Alexander Sarsgard and LADY MACBETH's Florence Pugh The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the 1984 Edgar Award 'Nobody writing today manipulates suspense better' Sunday Telegraph From the master of spy thrillers, John le Carré, comes a thrilling, intricate tale of Middle Eastern intrigue. Charlie is a promiscuous, unsuccessful, left-wing English actress in her twenties. She is in search of commitment. But to what, and to whom? Joseph is the name which Charlie and her friends have given to the handsome, solitary bather lying on the beach at Mykonos, who seems to need nothing but a water bottle and his little library of left-wing literature. Together under the heat of the Greek sun, the two share a moment of passion. But this duplicitous liaison will in fact lead Charlie to her most dangerous role yet. Forced to play decoy in a mission to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist, Charlie must lead him into a delicate trap, at the risk of falling in it herself. . . Deftly navigating readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage, le Carré's skill and knowledge are unsurpassed, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim. THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL is an electrifying and deeply moving novel, perhaps more relevant today than ever. *********** 'Action-packed' Sun 'There is only one le Carré' Daily Mail 'An exciting story, excitingly told' Observer 'One of those writers who will be read a century from now' Robert Harris 'Perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain.' Ian McEwan