His comments come in contrast to current C Richard Moore - who led tributes
The celebrated spy author Le Carré died in Cornwall on Saturday at the age of 89
Spy author John le Carré tarnished MI6 and his novels were a stain on the secret service, its former head has claimed.
Sir Richard Dearlove blasted the writer - real name David Cornwell - for successfully tarring the moral reputation of his former colleagues .
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His comments come in stark contrast to current C Richard Moore, who called him a giant of literature as he led tributes to le Carré after he died from pneumonia on Saturday aged 89.
The childhood betrayal that forged a master spy writer: He fantasised about killing his conman father, and his mother abandoned him when he was five. No wonder John Le Carré, who has died at 89, was such a sardonic observer, writes RICHARD KAY
Celebrated spy author John Le Carré died in Cornwall on Saturday aged 89
The former spy s upbringing helped forge his ability to write thrilling novels
His father was a ‘five-star conman’ and his mother deserted the family home
Secret services taught him that: ‘Nothing, absolutely nothing, is what it seems’
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