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Dark and gritty visuals as well as ‘plane jane' characters give it what was most likely a more accurate picture to the business than James Bond movies portray. More like [a:Mick Herron 1237964 Mick Herron https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1512920134p2/1237964.jpg]'s [b:Slow Horses 7929891 Slow Horses (Slough House, #1) Mick Herron https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1410800211l/7929891.SY75.jpg 11252875] and [a:John le Carré 1411964 John le Carré https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1606816199p2/1411964.jpg]'s [b:Smiley's People 18999 Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3) John le Carré https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348407722l/18999.SY75.jpg 2144486].And I do wonder if the spies in the field were mostly this old? Or was it more of a “young man's game” as the movie portrays.Regardless, the plot is definitely convoluted and requires multiple read thrus to grasp the logic along the way, much like the above mentioned series.