Little Drummer Girl

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Here is the terrifying adventure of Charlie, a young actress forced to play the ultimate role int he secret pursuit of a dangerous and elusive terrorist leader. Here, in his richest, most thrilling novel yet, John le Carré plunges us into the entirely new labyrinths of intrigue, into the dark heart of modern-day terrorism.. THE QUARRY —a Palestinian known only by his trademark: a small coil of surplus wire tossed into the crude homemade bombs that have slain Jews in cities across Europe. THE HUNTER —the fiercely passionate Kurtz, an Israeli intelligence office who patiently and elaborately sets a delicate trap for the quarry he loathes. THE RUNNER —Joseph, the battle-scarred veteran of the Israeli special forces, he is called back into service to carry out an assignment that will scorch his very soul. THE SNARE —Charlie, the brilliant English actress who, perilously alone, is lured into "the theatre of the real"...the little drummer girl who is drawn inexorably to the frightening nucleus of a magnificent deception.