Just finished The Rose Field. It took a while to hook me back into its world but, once it was under my skin, I couldn't put it down.
Philip Pullman really takes the gloves off with this one. It's amazing how much he distills into this world he created. And it'll take me a while to digest that ending

Kicked off 2026 reading the 1st Smiley novel. It's short, but a near perfect microcosm for what George would go through later.
It also has the flavour of a murder mystery, which suits a younger George Smiley very well.
Le Carre really was a great writer. The atmosphere lifts off the page like mist.