Rezension: Ian McEwan: “Sweet Tooth”

“All novels are spy novels,” Ian McEwan was recently quoted as saying, “as all writers are spies.” His new book is a genial, if flawed, foray into John le Carré territory – a wisecracking thriller hightailing between love and betrayal.

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