George Smiley

George Smiley, OBE is a fictional character created by <a href="/c/books/credit/28183/john-le-carre/">John le Carré</a>. Smiley is a career intelligence officer with "The Circus," the British overseas intelligence agency. He is a central character in the novels: • <a href="/c/books/book/420218/call-for-the-dead/">Call for the Dead</a> (1961) • <a href="/c/books/book/420219/a-murder-of-quality/">A Murder of Quality</a> (1962) • <a href="/c/books/book/414053/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/">Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</a> (1974)* • <a href="/c/books/book/414056/the-honourable-schoolboy/">The Honourable Schoolboy</a> (1977)* • <a href="/c/books/book/420223/smileys-people/">Smiley's People</a> (1979)* *known as the <a href="/c/books/credit/255618/karla-trilogy/">Karla Trilogy</a> And a supporting character in: • <a href="/c/books/book/420220/the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold/">The Spy Who Came in from the Cold</a> (1963) • <a href="/c/books/book/420221/the-looking-glass-war/">The Looking Glass War</a> (1965) • <a href="/c/books/book/420227/the-secret-pilgrim/">The Secret Pilgrim</a> (1990) • <a href="/c/books/book/420258/a-legacy-of-spies/">A Legacy of Spies</a> (2017)