“ThebestEnglishnovelsincethewar.“--PhilipRothOverthecourseofhisseeminglyirreproachablelife,MagnusPymhasbeenallthingstoallpeople:adevotedfamilyman,atrustedcolleague,aloyalfriend--andtheperfectspy.Butinthewakeofhisestrangedfather’sdeath,Magnusvanishes,andtheBritishSecretServiceisupinarms.Isitgrief,oristhereasonforhisdisappearancemoresinister?AndwhoisthemysteriousmanwiththesadmoustachewhoalsoseemstobelookingforMagnus?InAPerfectSpy,JohnleCarr矇hascraftedoneofhiscrowningmasterpieces,interweavingamovingandunusualcoming-of-agestorywithamorallytangledchronicleofmodernespionage.
