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Funeral in Berlin
Len Deighton
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Ss-GB
Len Deighton
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SS-GB (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'Deighton's best book ... an absorbingly exciting spy story that is
also a fascinating exercise in might-have-been speculation' The New
York Times Book Review It is 1941 and Germany has won the war.
Britain is occupied, Churchill executed and the King imprisoned in
the Tower of London. At Scotland Yard, Detective Inspector Archer
tries to do his job and keep his head down. But when a body is
found in a Mayfair flat, what at first appears to be a routine
murder investigation sends him into a world of espionage, deceit
and betrayal. 'Len Deighton is the Flaubert of contemporary
thriller writers ... this is much the way things would have turned
out if the Germans had won' The Times Literary Supplement
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SS-GB (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for
a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph The Second World War is
over. Germany have won the battle. But the fight goes on... It is
November 1941, nine months after the Nazis successfully invaded
Britain. Churchill has been executed and the King imprisoned in the
Tower of London. At Scotland Yard, renowned Detective Inspector
Archer just tries to keep his head down. But when what seems a
routine murder in a Mayfair flat leads him to something far
deadlier, Archer becomes caught between his brutal superiors and
the British resistance, and drawn into a plot that could change the
future of the world.
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The spaghetti tree (Paperback)
Alasdair Scott Sutherland; Foreword by Len Deighton; Introduction by Tom Jaine
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This title is part social history, part personal memoir. It is the
story of the 1960s era when a small group of Italian immigrants,
led by Mario and Franco and all connected to each other, introduced
Britain to authentic Italian cooking and to the 'Trattoria style'
which transformed our food and restaurant culture.
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Bomber (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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Len Deighton -- one of the masters of twentieth-century espionage
fiction -- combines his expertise as both historian and novelist in
Bomber, the classic World War II novel that relates, in devastating
detail, the twenty-four-hour story of an allied bombing raid.
Skilled Royal Air Force bomber pilot Sam Lambert is exhausted, and
his veteran crewmen have just been replaced by an inexperienced new
team. Victor von Löwenherz, a German night fighter pilot who
intercepts RAF bombers in his Junkers Ju 88, looks on with horror
at the Nazi regime. And Hansl, a German boy in the small market
town of Altgarten, sleeps at home. Lambert and his crew prepare for
a bombing raid on the Ruhr area. It's a night that many will never
forget. Bomber is a masterful, gripping, minute-by-minute account
of what occurs over the next twenty-four hours. Told through the
eyes of protag-onists on all sides and astonishingly precise in its
depictions of planes, weapons, and behind-the-scenes war strategy,
this is Len Deighton at his best. An unforgettable portrait of war,
both in the air and on the ground.
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Bomber (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'Probably the best thing ever written about the wartime air
campaign against Germany' Max Hastings 'Magnificent ... rich with
historical detail' The Times 31 June, 1943. An RAF crew prepare for
their next bombing raid on Germany. It is a night that many will
never forget. Len Deighton's devastating novel is a gripping
minute-by-minute account of what happens over the next twenty-four
hours. Told through the eyes of ordinary people in the air and on
the ground - from a young pilot to the inhabitants of a small town
in the Ruhr - Bomber is an unforgettable portrayal of individuals
caught up in the wreckage of war. 'A superbly mobilised tragedy of
the machines which men make to destroy themselves. Masterly'
Spectator
'A stone-cold Cold War classic' Toby Litt, Guardian A high-ranking
scientist has been kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency
must find out why. But as the quarry is pursued from grimy Soho to
the other side of the world, what seemed a straightforward mission
turns into something far more sinister. With its sardonic, cool,
working-class hero, Len Deighton's sensational debut The IPCRESS
File rewrote the spy thriller and became the defining novel of
1960's London. 'Changed the shape of the espionage thriller ...
there is an infectious energy about this book which makes it a joy
to read' Daily Telegraph
'Spying at its most captivating and intricate' The Times 'Deighton
has woven an intricate and satisfying plot, peopled it with
convincing characters and even given a new twist to the spy story.
But then he is a master of the form' Washington Post Long-suffering
spy Bernard Samson has, against all the odds, enticed a Soviet
agent to defect to London - but this proves to be the start of
something even bigger. For he learns that there is treachery within
his own Service, and no one is free from suspicion. To discover who
really controls the game of spies, he must attempt a desperate
gamble. As the Game, Set and Match trilogy reaches its shattering
finale, who will make the winning move? A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL
'The classic and gripping spy novel of Cold War Berlin' Guardian
1963 Berlin is dark and dangerous. The anonymous hero of The
IPCRESS File has been sent to help arrange the defection - in an
elaborate mock coffin - of a leading Soviet scientist. But, as he
soon discovers, this deception hides an even deadlier truth. One of
the first novels written after the construction of the Berlin Wall,
Funeral in Berlin revels in the murky, chilling atmosphere of a
divided city. 'A ferociously cool fable' The New York Times
'The poet of the spy story' Sunday Times A sunken U-Boat has lain
undisturbed on the Atlantic ocean floor since the Second World War
- until now. Inside its rusting hull, among the corpses of top-rank
Nazis, lie secrets people will kill to obtain. The sequel to Len
Deighton's game-changing debut The IPCRESS File, Horse Under Water
sees its nameless, laconic narrator sent from fogbound London to
the Algarve, where he must dive through layers of deceit in a place
rotten with betrayals.
'Dazzlingly intelligent and subtle' Sunday Times 'Worth of Raymond
Chandler ... intelligent, inventive, constantly entertaining'
Sunday Telegraph Texan billionaire General Midwinter will stop at
nothing to bring down the USSR - even if it puts the whole world at
risk. The fourth and final novel featuring the cynical, insolent
narrator of The IPCRESS File sees him sent from his shabby Soho
office to bone-freezing Helsinki in order to penetrate Midwinter's
vast anti-Communist network - and stop a deadly virus from wiping
out the planet.
'Masterly ... dazzlingly intelligent and subtle' Sunday Times
'Deighton's best novel to date - sharp, witty and sour, like
Raymond Chandler adapted to British gloom and the multiple
betrayals of the spy' Observer Embattled agent Bernard Samson is
used to being passed over for promotion as his younger, more
ambitious colleagues - including his own wife Fiona - rise up the
ranks of MI6. When a valued agent in East Berlin warns the British
of a mole at the heart of the Service, Samson must return to the
field and the city he loves to uncover the traitor's identity. This
is the first novel in Len Deighton's acclaimed, Game, Set and Match
trilogy. A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL
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Spy Hook (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'A master of fictional espionage' Daily Mail 'In Deighton's best
books - like this one - the narrative glides forward on rollers,
and the scenes and characters fit perfectly into place. The result
is marvellous' Independent Millions of pounds have gone missing,
and the Department have sent agent Bernard Samson to Washington to
track them down. But this mission is just the start of something
far deeper and darker. It will take him from the English suburbs to
Berlin, the South of France to Los Angeles and the heart of a
maelstrom. In the first part of the Hook, Line and Sinker trilogy,
friends become enemies, pursuer becomes victim and no one - not
even Bernard himself - is above suspicion. A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL
'Every page of Deighton's work glows with the excitement of
discovery ... wonderful' Geoff Dyer, Guardian This unflinching
history of the darkest days of the Second World War covers the
entire world stage, from the Battle of the Atlantic to Pearl
Harbor. Rooted in the personal accounts of the soldiers themselves,
Blood, Tears and Folly is a sweeping, moving account of the
political machinations, the strategy and tactics, the weapons and
the men on both sides who created a world of devastation. 'If he
had never written a word of fiction Deighton would still be
remembered for his scholarly and merciless history of the Second
World War, Blood, Tears and Folly' Peter Millar, The Times
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Mexico Set (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'Deighton is a marvel ... a tale told by an author at the height of
his power' Chicago Tribune World-weary agent Bernard Samson is
losing control of his personal and professional life. Sent to
Mexico to aid the defection of a KGB agent to the West, he has a
chance to prove his worth. Instead he is torn between conflicting
loyalties, and lost in a maze of double-dealing and duplicity. The
second novel in the Game, Set and Match trilogy is a gripping
portrayal of a man who can trust no one, not even those closest to
him. A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL
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XPD (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'A stunning spy story ... incomparable' Guardian It is the most
dangerous secret of the Second World War, one that could destroy
Britain's reputation forever. In 1940, a clandestine meeting took
place between Churchill and Adolf Hitler. All records of it have
been hidden, and anyone who discovers the truth dies - their file
stamped XPD; Expedient Demise. But now what was buried is
threatening to come to light, and SIS agent Boyd Stuart must stop
it falling into the wrong hands, no matter how high the price.
'Deliciously sharp and flawlessly accurate dialogue, breathtakingly
clever plotting ... a splendidly strongly told story' The Times
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Faith (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL 'The plotting is masterly, the atmospheric
descriptions superb ... absolute bliss' Sunday Telegraph Summer
1987, the final years of the Cold War. Bernard Samson has been sent
to East Germany to make contact with a KGB defector, codename
VERDI, who claims to have access to top intelligence secrets. But
something goes wrong, and Bernard must struggle to stay in the
game. Fighting to keep his job and rebuild his shattered marriage,
kept in the dark by London Central, he has no one he can trust, and
nothing to depend on but his own faith. This is the first part of
the 'Faith, Hope and Charity' trilogy. 'A string of brilliantly
mounted set-pieces ... superbly laconic wisecracks' The Times
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Spy Line (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'This is vintage Deighton' Sunday Times 'Spy Line is vigorous and
sleazy, psychologically complex and action-packed. And it is always
exciting' Daily Mail Bernard Samson is a spy on the run. But in the
murky streets of Berlin, he knows where to hide. Wanted for an act
of treachery he has not committed, he must not only escape the
grasp of London Central, but get to the bottom of a tangled
conspiracy that is about to change everything. In the thrilling
penultimate instalment of the Hook, Line and Sinker trilogy,
Bernard's personal and professional life collide with devastating
consequences. A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL
*NOW A MAJOR NEW TV SERIES* A high-ranking scientist has been
kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency must find out why.
But as the quarry is pursued from grimy Soho to the other side of
the world, what seemed a straightforward mission turns into
something far more sinister. With its sardonic, cool, working-class
hero, Len Deighton's sensational debut The Ipcress File rewrote the
spy thriller and became the defining novel of 1960's London.
'Changed the shape of the espionage thriller ... there is an
infectious energy about this book which makes it a joy to read'
Daily Telegraph
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Spy Sinker (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'Dazzling ingenuity and cleverness' Independent 'Chilling ... the
writing is crisp and brutal' Daily Telegraph Of all the mysteries
Bernard Samson has encountered, the greatest is his wife Fiona.
Dedicated agent of the Service and a woman of secrets, she will
risk everything to play the long game. As the truth about the
decision that shattered their marriage is gradually revealed, the
web of deception that has snared Bernard for ten years begins to
unravel. In the gripping, tragic finale of the Hook, Line and
Sinker trilogy, everything we thought we knew is brought into
question. A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL
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Winter (Paperback)
Len Deighton
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'A monumental work ... brilliantly executed' Daily Telegraph 'The
pace and tension leave one almost breathless. A frightening yet
compelling novel' Sunday Telegraph Peter and Paul, the two sons of
German businessman Harald Winter, are bonded together by a
childhood trauma. But as they grow up the brothers also grow apart.
When the shadow of the Third Reich falls they become divided by war
and their differing ideals - only to meet again years later at the
Nuremberg trials. An epic prelude to the Bernard Samson Game, Set
and Match trilogy, Winter is a rich, tragic portrait of the
fortunes of a family, and a nation, over half a century.
'The most honest attempt yet to tell how the Battle of Britain
really was' Andrew Wilson, Observer History is swamped by patriotic
myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the
Luftwaffe over the summer of 1940. In his gripping history of the
Battle of Britain, Len Deighton drew on a decade of research and
his own wartime experiences to puncture these myths and point
towards a more objective, and even more inspiring, truth.
'Revolutionised thinking about the Battle of Britain in a way that
has not been seriously challenged since' The Times
'A superb example of Deighton's craft' Robert Harris January 1942.
Rommel's troops are at the gates of Egypt, soon to threaten Cairo
itself. A spy has been leaking British secrets to the German
commander, and Captain Albert Cutler has been sent to find them
amongst the city's teeming streets and bazaars, before it is too
late. But Cutler is not quite what he seems, and Cairo is a city of
fool's gold, where nothing can be taken at face value. 'The pace of
the story is compulsive ... it is a real pleasure to be swallowed
up in Deighton's descriptions of wartime Cairo' Daily Telegraph 'A
novel reminiscent in spirit to Casablanca. Play it again, Len'
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