{"product_id":"mission-song-novel-john-le-carre-9780316016742","title":"The Mission Song by John Le Carre","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbandoned by both his Irish father and Congolese mother, Bruno Salvador has long looked for someone to guide his life.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eHe has found it in Mr. Anderson of British Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruno's African upbringing, and fluency in numerous African languages, has made him a top interpreter in London, useful to businesses, hospitals, diplomats-and spies. Working for Anderson in a clandestine facility known as the \"Chat Room,\" Salvo (as he's known) translates intercepted phone calls, bugged recordings, snatched voice mail messages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Anderson sends him to a mysterious island to interpret during a secret conference between Central African warlords, Bruno thinks he is helping Britain bring peace to a bloody corner of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut then he hears something he should not have....\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding upon the box office success of le Carre's \u003cem\u003eThe Constant Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e (like \u003cem\u003eThe Mission Song\u003c\/em\u003e, built around turmoil and conspiracy in Africa) and le Carre's laser eye for the complexity of the modern world (seen in \u003cem\u003eAbsolute Friends\u003c\/em\u003e' prediction that the Iraq war would be based on phony and manipulated intelligence)—this new novel is a crowning achievement, full of politics, heart, and the sort of suspense that nobody in the world does better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mission Song: A Novel\u003c\/em\u003e | John Le Carre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50227356205371,"sku":"0316016748","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780316016742.jpg?v=1776732154","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/mission-song-novel-john-le-carre-9780316016742","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}