Single & Single

John le Carré's "Single & Single" plunges readers into the murky waters of post-Cold War international crime, where former Soviet states and Western finance intertwine in a deadly dance. The narrative opens with Oliver Lacon, a British secret service agent, investigating a seemingly disparate series of events: the murder of a London lawyer in Turkey and the mysterious appearance of millions in a children's magician's daughter's trust. These threads converge around the 'Single & Single' firm, a seemingly legitimate financial institution. At its heart lies the complex relationship between two families: the wealthy, criminal Russian family Orlov, led by the enigmatic Konstantin, and the English family of Tiger Single, whose son, Oliver's former friend Bruno, becomes a central figure in unraveling their illicit empire. As Oliver delves deeper, he uncovers a web of betrayal, money laundering, and vengeance that blurs the lines between good and evil, loyalty and self-preservation, against the backdrop of global financial corruption.