After le Carré and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy came up here earlier this week[1], I came across a $1.95 copy at a used bookstore. I'm sure I was primed to notice

After le Carré and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy came up here earlier this week[1], I came across a $1.95 copy at a used bookstore. I'm sure I was primed to notice it after having just seen it discussed online, but it still felt like a neat bit of serendipity because a) I never would have bought a le Carré book otherwise (lumped them with Danielle Steele/John Grisham/Dean Koontz, older "beach books" I hadn't read that I didn't think I'd like) and b) I've been getting way more than $1.95 of value from it (at the beach). So, to the shadowy cabal promoting John le Carré books on HN this week, thanks. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37375585 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37375585