WACT Book Club | February 2026

Set in 1963 between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Karla’s Choice brings George Smiley out of retirement to untangle a vanished Hungarian agent—and the shadow of Karla. Nick Harkaway channels classic le Carré tradecraft and moral ambiguity while sharpening the roles of women inside the Circus. A taut Cold War puzzle that feels both vintage and newly alive.