The Little Drummer Girl

A young English actress with left wing political sympathies becomes entangled in an intricate international espionage operation orchestrated by Israeli intelligence. Recruited to infiltrate a Palestinian terrorist cell, she undergoes rigorous training that tests her loyalties and blurs the lines between her acting role and reality. The narrative explores the complex moral compromises and psychological pressures experienced by operatives on both sides of the Middle East conflict. Set across Europe and the Middle East, the story unfolds as a tense and suspenseful game of deception.

by John le Carré

Hodder and Stoughton · First published 1983 · 429 pages