Questions & answers
Your questions: Writer Nick Harkaway expands his father John le Carré's spyverse in new thriller 'The Taper Man'
Compiled Nov 7

Who might be chosen as a future author to continue the le Carré world?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
What specific plot details unfold once Smiley reaches California?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
How will the upcoming 'Legacy of Spies' TV series connect to Harkaway's novels?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
What made Harkaway decide now was the time to write a second Smiley book?
It is Harkaway's second le Carré novel since his father's death in 2020, following 'Karla's Choice' in 2024

