Agent Running in the Field: A Novel[Le Carrs] novels are so brilliant because theyre emotionally and psychologically absolutely true, but of course theyre novels. New York Times Book Review A thrilling tale for our times from the undisputed master of the spy genre Nat, a 47 year old veteran of Britains Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre,