The Little Drummer Girl
1983
The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré. First UK edition. First impression from 1983 in fine condition. Flat signed by John le Carré to title page. There are also two newspaper cutouts loosely laid in. Some toning to spine of jacket.
About
Charlie is an unhappy English actress in her twenties, longing for commitment: but to what and to whom? While holidaying on the Greek island of Mykonos she is seduced by the handsome and mysterious Kurtz, an embattled Israeli intelligence officer on a mission to stop the bombing of Jews in Europe. So, forced to play her most challenging role, Charlie is plunged into elaborate plot set to entrap the elusive Palestinian terrorist behind the attacks. She soon proves herself a double agent of the highest order.