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The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama
Oct 20, 2024 3:37 PM

Author:John le Carré

The Tailor of Panama

'A work of rare brilliance' The Times

Charmer, fabulist and tailor to Panama's rich and powerful, Harry Pendel loves to tell stories. But when the British spy Andrew Osnard - a man of large appetites, for women, information and above all money - walks into his shop, Harry's fantastical inventions take on a life of their own. Soon he finds himself out of his depth in an international game he can never hope to win.

Le Carré's savage satire on the espionage trade is set in a corrupt universe without heroes or honour, where the innocent are collateral damage and treachery plays out as tragic farce.

'A tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated' The New York Times Book Review

Reviews

A genuine classic

—— The Times

If you want to experience the feel of the Continent in the 1930s, you will find few better guides

—— Robert Harris

A sly variation on the traditional English country-house murder mystery

—— Guardian

An uncommonly good story of international intrigue

—— Atlantic

Unquestionably our best thriller writer

—— Graham Greene

The source on which we all draw

—— John le Carré

'Barry follows Freefall (2019) with a second propulsive psychological thriller, this time featuring two female characters who find themselves fighting for survival on a terrifying drive through the New Mexican desert. . . .. Barry delivers hold-your-breath tension, while also addressing highly controversial and relevant women’s issues'

—— Booklist

Don't Turn Around is exciting and polished

—— Paul Connolly , Metro

A powerful story about trust and betrayal, with a strong feminist message, this vivid thriller is an absolute thrill-ride

—— Deirdre O'Brien , Sunday Mirror

Belt up for a fast-paced thrill ride

—— Deirdre O'Brien , Best

I didn't mean to but I couldn't help it - I read this in one sitting last night. It's a masterclass in how to write with pace and tension, and the characters are brilliantly realised. I simply didn't want to put it down! Out in August and it's very good indeed.

—— Harriet Tyce

Lisa Jewell excels at writing psychological thrillersthat keep you guessing till the very end . . . a must read.

—— Independent

What I love about Invisible Girl is its taut, intuitive writing, its pacy plot and its complex, original characters. Lisa Jewell writes with such compassion but she isn't afraid of plunging an icy blade into her readers' hearts whilst examining the cruel realities of the world.

—— Adele Parks

Skin-crawlingly creepy, this reveals the dangerous preconceptions about those around us.

—— Crime Monthly Magazine

An engrossing and compelling read.

—— Mirror

One of my favourite authors

—— Julia Hartley-Brewer , TalkRADIO

Gripping [...] A brilliant exploration of how we often look for bad people in the wrong places.

—— Weight Watchers

Once again, Jewell delivers a story with characters you care about and enough twists to keep you hooked

—— Good Housekeeping

Apart from anything else, this book is an instant education about Incels - the new breed of men who identify as Involuntary Celibates...But that's just one of several profoundly disturbing themes that Jewell tackles with typical frankness in one of her most powerful books to date.

—— DAILY MAIL

If you want a clever, compelling plot with characters you won't forget, Lisa Jewell never fails to deliver - and her new novel is further proof!

—— Fabulous Mag

Another twisty, turny and tangled thriller from Lisa Jewell, which also manages to deliver a really satisfying and shocking denouement.

—— RED

A rollercoaster of tension and suspense

—— Woman & Home

'There's something about Lisa Jewell's thrillers that forces me to sit down and read them in one go, and her latest [...] is no different. I think she's one of the best domestic thriller authors out there, and I love how intensely current the themes of Invisible Girl are'

—— Bookbrunch

An enthrallingly layered literary mystery

—— News Letter

A brilliantly conceived novel . . . "I didn't see that coming", you'll say

—— Shots Magazine

Ingenious . . . perfect for fans of Agatha Christie

—— Best

A clever read

—— Woman

[An] impressive evocation of the golden age of crime fiction

—— Sunday Times

A novel with a formidable emotional pull

—— Financial Times

C.J. Tudor is mastering the suspense/horror genre . . . It's quietly disconcerting, completely relatable and shows you that humans have a wonderfully dark side

—— Woman's Weekly

Kidnap mystery and horror suspense all rolled into one as a man is haunted by his abduction of his daughter while the woman who knows what happened is on the run for her life

—— Love it!

Praise for C. J. Tudor

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CJ Tudor taps into those things that woke you up in the night when you were a kid and then stay with you when you're an adult

—— Richard Armitage

Britain's female Stephen King

—— Daily Mail

Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time

—— Lee Child

A dark star is born

—— A. J. Finn

An intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and grieve

—— Woman

Wonderfully gripping and doubt-inducing

—— Woman & Home

Sisters echoes Brontë's Wuthering Heights not only in its gothic elements and sombre descriptions of English landscapes but also in the idea of doomed love, love which becomes an omnipotent, harmful power... Sisters is chilling and unrestful in a way many horror stories aren't, the world of the novel itself a disturbing and anxious place.

—— Elizaveta Kolesova , Upcoming

An absorbing tale of sibling love and envy.

—— Citizen Femme

It's hard to deny the uncanny thrill generated by Johnson's blend of horror, nature writing and magical realism... As dazzling as a photographer's flash.

—— Anthony Cummins , Literary Review

Held me rapt until the very end

—— Lucy Diamond

I didn't want to put it down

—— Katherine Webb

A beautiful and intriguing page-turner

—— Dinah Jefferies

Rich and atmospheric

—— Rachel Hore
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