The Russia House

John Le Carré

The delicate chain of communication that bears this explosive message is made up of three very fragile, very human links: a Soviet physicist (code name Bluebird) burdened with a secret knowledge; a beautiful young Russian woman to whom the papers are entrusted; and Barley Blair, the besotted and bewildered English publisher to whom the papers are addressed. Suddenly Blair finds himself pressed into service by British Intelligence to ferret out the source of the message and what it might mean to the world, Once again, le Carré has caught history in the act as he draws us deeper into his secret world for a story of love, betrayal, and courage–and a future there just may be time to save.