Author and former British spy John le Carré became an Irish citizen before he died aged 89

Acclaimed spy writer John Le Carré died an Irishman after gaining citizenship from the country where his grandmother was born because he was unhappy that the UK had voted for Brexit.  Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell, died in December aged 89 after a short battle with pneumonia. His publisher confirmed he did … Read more

Author and former British spy John le Carré became an Irish citizen before he died aged 89

Acclaimed spy writer John Le Carré died an Irishman after gaining citizenship from the country where his grandmother was born because he was unhappy that the UK had voted for Brexit.  Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell, died in December aged 89 after a short battle with pneumonia. His publisher confirmed he did … Read more

From Delia Owen to Stuart Turton, Julia Quinn, Richard Osman and John le Carré: The best audiobooks 

From Delia Owen’s debut to a murder mystery by Stuart Turton, The Duke And I by Julia Quinn, Richard Osman’s No1 and the late John le Carré’s masterpiece, the best audiobooks By Event Critics Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2021 Where The Crawdads Sing Delia Owens      … Read more

Did John le Carré steal the real story of an MI6 spy for one of his bestsellers?

It was December 1996 and my father had just bought a copy of John le Carré’s newly published spy thriller, The Tailor Of Panama. When he saw that the book’s hero had almost the same surname as him, he smiled.  But the further he read, the more the coincidences began to pile up, and by … Read more

Did John le Carré steal the real story of an MI6 spy for one of his bestsellers?

It was December 1996 and my father had just bought a copy of John le Carré’s newly published spy thriller, The Tailor Of Panama. When he saw that the book’s hero had almost the same surname as him, he smiled.  But the further he read, the more the coincidences began to pile up, and by … Read more

Legendary spy writer John Le Carre dies aged 89

John Le Carré dies aged 89: Literary world pays tribute as Tinker Tailor Solider Spy author passes away after a short battle with pneumonia – as his agent says: ‘His like will never be seen again’ Author John Le Carre, 89, died in Cornwall on Saturday, literary agent confirms  The author died after a short … Read more

Legendary spy writer John Le Carre dies aged 89

Legendary spy writer John Le Carre dies aged 89 after a short illness, his agent announces Author John Le Carre, 89, died in Cornwall on Saturday, literary agent confirms  The author died after a short battle with pneumonia, but did not have Covid-19 Paying tribute, his agent Jonny Geller said: ‘His like will never be … Read more