Le Carre´s world-famous hero, George Smiley, has become chief of the battered British Secret Service. The betrayal of a Soviet double agent has riddled the spy network. Smiley wants revenge. He chooses his weapon: "The Honourable Schoolboy," Jerry Westerby, a passionate lover and a reckless, seasoned secret agent. He points him east to Hong Kong. So begins the terrifying game...