A Murder of Quality - UK 2ndFirst edition second impression from sept 1962 in VG condition, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, but with a slight spine lean. the jacket has been price clipped, there is some wear to extremities and folds, now in removable protective sleeve. About A Murder of Quality is the second novel by John le Carr, published in 1962. It features George Smiley, the most famous of le Carr's recurring characters, in his only book set outside the