Back here again because your current entry references the review, and first time around I was sidetracked thinking of the comparisons with Slow Horses, but a thing I'm thinking as I reread this is how COLD it is to count on a guy failing: that they send Leamas in to frame Mundt and it will fail. To be used in the hopes that your mission will backfire. COLD COLD COLD.

(Sidenote: there are lots of books I may never read, but I thoroughly enjoy them through your reviews. It's like Sovay's movie reviews.)