I finished Tears of Autumn yesterday. It occurred to me that a better comparison than Tinker Tailor would be LeCarre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Both books are spare and dark and cynical. I liked Tears of Autumn, although ultimately the assassination version is a little odd and the hero has it a little too easy. But it's an interesting book.

After finishing that one, I started Inside Job, by Connie Willis (Subterranean Press, 2005). This is a novella, about 100 pages. It's basically a cute little joke about skeptics who debunk spiritualists, and an homage to a person the author obviously considers the dean of debunkers. It's an easy read -- I've finished it already -- and fun.

Next book up: Almost Adam, by Petru Popescu (William Morrow & Co., 1996).