The Odessa FileIt's 1963 and a young German reporter has been assigned the suicide of a holocaust survivor. The news story seems straightforward this is a tragic insight into one man's suffering. But a long hidden secret is discovered in the pages of the dead man's diary. What follows is life and death hunt for a notorious former concentration camp commander a man responsible for the deaths of thousands. A man as yet unpunished.

le Carre's post-Cold War masterpiece

Iris believes that it will hold clues to the mysteries of Kays lifeand death

And they have an ace up their sleeve: Eleanor

endure and transcend it

Near fine copy with yellow pages throughout and a close tear to the top of the spine and small part of bottom of the spine missing

Brutal murder follows brutal murder

A thriller set in the age of empire

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2011 ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION

George is settling down to a comfortable retirement

Following the loss of her mother

Mia defies the Church and sells herself into slavery for a chance to fulfill the promise she made on the day she lost everything

at the whim of her parents Mum is an artist