John le Carre has earned worldwide acclaim with novels that navigate the shadow worlds of espionage. In "The Little Drummer Girl," one of his most enduring works, le Carre took leave of the Circus, George Smiley, and all his people, and presented instead an original canvas that remains, two decades later, stunningly fresh and topical. It was then, and is now, a thrilling, moving, and courageous novel of Middle Eastern intrigue.Charlie is a promiscuous, unsuccessful, English actress in her twenties. Vacationing on the Greek island of Mykonos with friends, she longs for commitment. But to what? To whom? Intrigued by a handsome, solitary bather, Charlie finds herself lured into the "theatre of the real." For the mysterious man is Kurtz, an embattled Israeli intelligence officer out to stop the bombing of Jews in Europe. Forced to play her most challenging role, Charlie is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist...and soon proves herself a double agent of the highest order.

约翰•勒卡雷，原名大卫•约翰•摩尔•康纳尔，英国间谍小说家。早年曾供职于英国情报部门，后开始以笔名创作小说。勒卡雷凭借小说《柏林谍影》一举成名，当时著名的小说家格雷厄姆•格林如此盛赞：“这是我读过的最好的间谍小说！”从此奠定了文坛大师的地位。

勒卡雷一生得奖无数，1964年获得英国毛姆奖，1965年获美国推理作家协会的爱伦坡大奖，1988年更获颁英国推理作家协会（CWA）终身成就奖（另外分别在1963年与1977年获颁金匕首奖）等。2008年，在《时代》杂志评选的“1945年以来最伟大的五十位英国作家”名单上，勒卡雷名列第22位。2011年，勒卡雷获歌德学院颁发的歌德奖。

勒卡雷的作品不仅受到全球各大媒体的瞩目与读者的欢迎，更因充满戏剧元素与张力，被多次翻拍成了影视剧。他的最新作品有《我们这样的叛国者》、《微妙的真相》。