News John le Carré, master spy writer, author of ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,’ dies at 89 December 13, 2020Bryan Alexander, USA TODAYComments Off on John le Carré, master spy writer, author of ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,’ dies at 89 John le Carré, the master spy author of works such as "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,' died Saturday night of pneumonia at 89.