Our Kind of Traitor

Former British Foreign Service agent le Carré's (www.johnlecarre.com) 22nd title will delight fans of his Cold War espionage novels. Once again, we have the long, patient discussions used to befriend would-be informants to the British Secret Service, only this time the informants bring to light a new kind of security problem: Russian money laundering on a massive scale. Actor Robin Sachs performs all of the parts admirably. Expect revived interest in le Carré's backlist owing to the anticipated late 2011 motion picture adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, previously adapted into a BBC miniseries starring Alec Guinness. [The New York Times best-selling Viking hc was recommended as "a sure bet for all public libraries," LJ 9/1/10; the Penguin pb will publish in April 2011.—Ed.]—Theresa Connors, Arkansas Tech Univ. Lib., Russellville