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Our Game is a 1995 spy novel by British writer John le Carré. Retired intelligence officer Tim Cranmer investigates after his former double agent and friend, Larry Pettifer, disappears with Cranmer's former mistress; the trail leads from England into Moscow and Ingushetia in the North Caucasus. Set after the Cold War, the novel examines divided loyalties, betrayal, and the uncertainty of British intelligence work in a changing post-Soviet world.
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What is John le Carré's Our Game about?
The 1995 spy novel follows retired intelligence officer Tim Cranmer after his former double agent and friend, Larry Pettifer, disappears. Cranmer's investigation leads from England toward Moscow and Ingushetia.
Who are the main characters in Our Game?
Tim Cranmer is the retired intelligence officer at the center of the story, and Larry Pettifer is his former double agent and friend. The disappearance also involves Cranmer's former mistress, linking the personal and espionage plots.
Where does Our Game take place?
The investigation begins in England and extends toward Moscow and Ingushetia. That movement gives the novel a wider setting than a purely British intelligence thriller.
When was Our Game published?
Our Game was published in 1995. It was written by British spy novelist John le Carré, whose fiction often combines intelligence work with personal betrayal.
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