Germaine Delbat

Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.

A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.