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by John le Carré · 1962

Book 2 of George Smiley

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Genre

Mystery fiction

What it is about

George Smiley
Boarding schools
Murder

Where it happens

Boarding schools
Dorset (England)

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

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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The Deep Blue Good-by
John D. MacDonald · 1964 · Adult

about 200 pages
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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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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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First published: First published in 1962. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Series: It is book 2 of the George Smiley series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. George Smiley ... Call for the Dead ... A Murder of Quality

About John le Carré

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.

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