John Le Carre, the British writer best known for his Cold War espionage novels "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold", has died aged 89, his agent said Sunday. "It is with great sadness that I must share the news that David Cornwell, known to the world as John Le Carre, passed away after a short illness (not Covid-19 related) in Cornwall on Saturday evening," said Jonny Geller, chief executive of The Curtis Brown Group. phz/pvh