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Master of espionage John le Carre dies at 89 - Black News Channel

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89. Le Carre's literary agency, Curtis Brown, said Sunday he died in Cornwall, southwest England on Saturday after a short illness. The agency said his death was not related to COVID-19. His family said he died of pneumonia. In classics such as 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,' 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' and 'The Honourable Schoolboy,' Le Carre combined terse […]

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