For more than half a century, readers have drawn from the novels of John Le Carré an idea of the real, devoid of ostentatious heroism, the working days of the British special services and the moral tests that fall to the lot of the intelligence officer. In 2020, the world classic of the spy novel passed away, but his latest book, which reflected the internal drama of British society on the threshold of Brexit, managed to be published.Nat is an elderly intelligence officer recalled to London from field service. Simple work "in the rear" with a talented, promising assistant gives him the opportunity to put things in order in family life and devote time to his favorite badminton. His regular partner on the court is a shy young man who takes the political agenda of the country too close to his heart. Their nascent friendship unexpectedly leads to the most unusual special operation in the career of an experienced operative.The book contains obscene language