An explosive story of friendship and sacrifice in the depths of the Cold War era Connoisseurs of the literary spy thriller rank Robert Littell, the bestselling author of The Company , with John le Carré, Graham Greene, and Alan Furst in the first tier of the genres pantheon. Set against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Prague, The October Circle is one of Littells An explosive story of friendship and sacrifice in the depths of the Cold War era Connoisseurs of the literary spy thriller rank Robert Littell, the bestselling author of The Company , with John le Carré, Graham Greene, and Alan Furst in the first tier of the genres pantheon. Set against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Prague, The October Circle is one of Littells most riveting early works. Seven of Bulgarias cultural elite-all disillusioned communists-and one American drifter find themselves staging an extremely dangerous protest that will set off a wave of repression and threatens to repay their heroism with death.