where there is an alliance between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. He is tasked to navigate Whitehall and Washington, D.C. Pine taps his old friend from the kitchen Youssef, who then calls upon his radical brother and his brother’s friends to sneak into the shipment the night before the deal. He divides his time between England and the Continent.Former British soldier Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) is recruited by Angela Burr (Olivia Colman), an intelligence operative. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. The Wall Street Journal "A beautifully polished, utterly knowing, and palpitating book."Ībout the Author John le Carré was born in 1931. The New York Times Book Review "Wonderful.
Le Carré's gift for building tension through character has never been better realized." - People "Grimly fascinating, often nerve-wracking, and impossible to put down." - Boston Herald masterly in its conception." - The New York Times Book Review "Intrigue of the highest order." - Chicago Sun-Times "Richly detailed and rigorously researched. Praise for The Night Manager "A splendidly exciting, finely told story. This suspenseful thriller follows Jonathan Pine, as he endeavours to bring down the notorious arms dealer Richard Roper. Having learned to hate and fear Roper more than any man on earth, Pine is willing to do whatever it takes to help the agents at Whitehall bring him down-and personal vengeance is only part of the reason why. The Night Manager is based on the internationally acclaimed novel by master storyteller John le Carré. Slipping into this maze of peril is Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier who's currently the night manager of a posh hotel in Zurich. The sinister master of them all is Richard Onslow Roper, the charming, ruthless Englishman whose operation seems untouchable. This suspenseful thriller follows Jonathan Pine, as he. In the power vacuum left by the Soviet Union, arms dealers and drug smugglers have risen to immense influence and wealth. The Night Manager is based on the internationally acclaimed novel by master storyteller John le Carr.
With the Cold War over, a new era of espionage has begun. Having learned to hate and fear Roper more than any man on earth, Pine is willing to do whatever it takes to help the agents at Whitehall bring him down and-personal vengeance is only part of the reason why"-Back cover.īook Synopsis Now an AMC miniseries - The acclaimed novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Legacy of Spies and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy John le Carré, the legendary author of sophisticated spy thrillers, is at the top of his game in this classic novel of a world in chaos. Slipping into this maze of peril is Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier and current night manager of a posh hotel in Zurich. In the power vacuum left by the Soviet Union, arms dealers and drug smugglers have risen to immense influence and wealth. In Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie it has bona fide international stars in John Le Carre’s source novel it has a pedigree of. About the Book "With the Cold War over, a new era of espionage has begun. The Night Manager is as sexed up as television drama comes.