A Poisonous Affair

From The New York Times Bestselling Author Of A Legacy Of Spies. Fielding And Jebedee Were Dead Steed-Asprey Vanished. SmileyWhere Was He?. John Le Carr''S Second Novel A Murder Of Quality Offers An Exquisite Satirical Look At An Elite Private School As It Chronicles The Early Development Of George Smiley.Miss Ailsa Brimley Is In A Quandary. She''S Received A Peculiar Letter From Mrs. Stella Rode Saying That She Fears Her HusbandAn Assistant Master At Carne SchoolIs Trying To Kill Her. Reluctant To Go To The Police Miss Brimley Calls Upon Her Old Wartime Colleague George Smiley. Unfortunately It''S Too Late. Mrs. Rode Has Just Been Murdered. As Smiley Takes Up The Investigation He Realizes That In LifeAs In EspionageNothing Is Quite What It Appears.