A George Smiley novel. First published in 1962 by Victor Gollancz. Sceptre paperback edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton 2008. Paperback, 180 pages.
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Back cover:
Stella Rode has written two letters to the Christian Voice's problem column: the first was a tip for preparing pastry; the second declares that her husband may be planning to kill her. And by the time George Smiley is handed the second letter, Stella is already dead. Travelling to the old, cloistered institution of Carne School, Smiley discover that neither the very respectable people of the school nor the murder are as straightforward as they appear.
A MURDER OF QUALITY is an ingenious mystery — with all of le Carré's unmatched skill for deft plotting — and a wry, intelligent commentary on class warfare of a particularly bloody kind.

About the author:
John le Carré was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Berne and Oxford, he spent five years in the British Foreign Service, during which he wrote three novels: Call for the Dead, A Murder of Quality and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, his first worldwide bestseller and acknowledged as one of the great novels of the twentieth century. All three novels featured George Smiley, who played a part in The Looking Glass War, as well as a central role in the 'Karla' trilogy of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. More recent novels by John le Carré include The Constant Gardener and, in 2008, A Most Wanted man.

John le Carré at Wikipedia
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A Murder of Quality at Wikipedia

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