Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré Review

Gail and Perry – they successful lawyer, he frustrated university lecturer – travel to Antigua. On the ground, two tennis double play against a young couple. Perry is ambitious sporty and downright greedy to gain full vigor. The onlooking Mr Dima, a muscular bald head from Russia, makes his admiration no secret and calls Perry directly to the singles match.

The next day appears Dima, accompanied by his wife Tamara, including children (twins), niece and nephew. Before one gets to the rally, Perry should first be frisked by Dimas men -.

For his safety because he plays in the top league of international big business

Dima loses the match, but with tears of admiration and gratitude, Perry has nevertheless awarded a gentleman by fair play. From now on, we’ll meet more often. On the beach, Perry and Gail play with the enthusiastic Dima children, and with joy they accept the invitation to the birthday party of the twins. Here Dima takes to ask Perry to a private conversation the opportunity.

For a long time he was looking for a man like Perry. From now on he should of “Professor” are for Dima, loyal and fair. Only him can he entrust important and ask him for help that could save him and his family from death. For the richest oligarch in Russia and the biggest money launderer with banks worldwide and 50 subsidiaries he must always expect to be killed.

Dima want to get off, defect to the British Secret Service, offer them a deal.

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In return he wants with his family can live safely in England. Perry he wants to appoint as mediator. Now put Perry firmly, he can not and agrees therefore implied a run. He is a team-mate, even become a secret service, but on the other hand …

Le Carré developed a wide-ranging action with jumps over times and places. Just over half of the novel is very exciting. Barely ten days is the innocent couple from the Caribbean vacation back because they are already sitting in for questioning at the British Secret Service in a conspiratorial basement. Documents on issues of confidentiality are signed, and soon they become active agents. Unfortunately, the action is happening somewhat viscous after just over half of the novel. Arg wide started rolling the work of the British secret from.

difficulties makes me how Le Carré presents the major global criminals Dima, he draw appears to be less for its actions to account, but for which he understanding, if not want to stimulate even some sympathy.

So the author describes short but very touching led the life that Dima and Tamara until Dima became a criminal money laundering. She suffered cruel years, and the reader will take part and understand that Dima hardened escaped from this hell, now ruthlessly fights up

Nevertheless. After all, what Dima over the years of illegal actions shoulders, his dirty hands can never be white, though he apparently does not commit violent crimes. Only indirectly draws Dima even profit from a murder, namely in connection with the terror attack in Mumbai in November 2008: He receives an insider’s tip, can skillfully trade stocks and knock out “thick Money”

has Total. the reader rather sorry for Dima and his family and hoped their rescue. With all understand that one-targeting on voltage thriller can not preach, and that an author, of course, the human side must provide a criminal in the center of its consideration, the gangster Dima is in any case too soft rinsed me to away with it.

Le Carré’s writing style is professional gorgeous, and the way it can incorporate many amusing. Examples: The uncle sitting in the lifeguard chair, takes off his vest a rubber ring out, blows him and shoves him going under the buttocks – hemorrhoids probably … “pockmarked … The jaws holes like pumice”