News John le Carré, master spy writer, author of ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,’ dies at 89 December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY Comments 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 one-time spy who became a master spy author of novels such as "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold," died Saturday at age 89.