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Books by John le Carré on this site: 7 books.

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Start here: Call for the Dead. First published in 1961.

John le Carré: the facts, checked

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Born: Born in Poole, United Kingdom, in 1931. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1964, for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Source: Wikidata, citing academia-lab.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel in 1965, for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Source: Wikidata, citing edgarawards.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1977, for The Honourable Schoolboy. Source: Wikidata, citing epdlp.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1977. Source: Wikidata, citing epdlp.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Grand Master in 1984. Source: Wikidata, citing edgarawards.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1964. Source: Wikidata, citing academia-lab.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation (1986) among John le Carré's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 1988. Source: Wikidata, citing thecwa.co.uk, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Helmerich Award in 1990. Source: Wikidata, citing tulsalibrary.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Dagger of Daggers in 2005. Source: Wikidata, citing https://web.archive.org/web/20130502044154/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2005/daggerofdaggers.html, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Goethe Medal in 2011. Source: Wikidata, citing goethe.de, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Olof Palme Prize in 2019. Source: Wikidata, citing palmefonden.se, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the German Crime Fiction Award in 2018. Source: Wikidata, citing krimilexikon.de, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: John le Carré received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel in 1965. Source: Wikidata, citing edgarawards.com, checked November 6, 2026.

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The Recruit
Robert Muchamore · Young adult

about 340 pages

Why: Both are spy books.
- Spy
What both books share
- spy
  Call for the Dead: "spy fiction" (WD genre); "Spy stories." (LoC 655)
  The Recruit: "Spies" (OL subject); "Spies, fiction" (OL subject); "Spy stories" (OL subject); "spy fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Call for the Dead; Open Library and Wikidata for The Recruit.
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A Is for Alibi
Sue Grafton · 1982 · Adult

about 250 pages

Why: Both are mystery books.
- Mystery
What both books share
- mystery
  A Murder of Quality: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
  A Is for Alibi: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Murder of Quality; Open Library and Wikidata for A Is for Alibi.
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From Russia, with Love
Ian Fleming · 1957 · Adult

about 250 pages

Why: Both are books about cold war and intelligence officers.
- Cold war
- Intelligence officers
What both books share
- cold war
  Call for the Dead: "Cold War" (OL subject); "Cold War -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  From Russia, with Love: "Cold War" (WD main subject)
- intelligence officers
  Call for the Dead: "Intelligence officers" (OL subject); "Intelligence officers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  From Russia, with Love: "Intelligence officers" (OL subject); "Intelligence officers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Call for the Dead; Open Library and Wikidata for From Russia, with Love.
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The Deep Blue Good-by
John D. MacDonald · 1964 · Adult

about 200 pages
Cover from Google Books

Why: Both are mystery books.
- Mystery
What both books share
- mystery
  A Murder of Quality: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Deep Blue Good-by: "Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled" (OL subject); "mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Murder of Quality; Open Library and Wikidata for The Deep Blue Good-by.
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Divine Madness
Robert Muchamore · 2006 · Young adult

about 380 pages
Cover from Google Books

Why: Both are spy books.
- Spy
What both books share
- spy
  Call for the Dead: "spy fiction" (WD genre); "Spy stories." (LoC 655)
  Divine Madness: "Spy stories" (OL subject); "Spies, fiction" (OL subject); "Spies" (OL subject); "spy fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Call for the Dead; Open Library and Wikidata for Divine Madness.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · Adult

about 240 pages

Why: Both are mystery books.
- Mystery
What both books share
- mystery
  A Murder of Quality: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Murder of Quality; Open Library and Wikidata for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
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